Question

Highlight important details in the passage that will help you make an infrence.

No one Libby Prison hospital paid much attention to this tiny, birdlike woman with a thin nose and alert blue eyes as (Elizabeth Van Lew) went about her business of visiting the hospitalized soldiers. She read to them and brought them baskets of goodies. The Confederate guards had no idea that this kindhearted woman was gathering military intelligence from the prisoners and laying the groundwork for espionage activities.

Which infernece can a reader make from the information in the passage?

A. At this time, women were not viewed as capable of carrying out spy activities
B. The guards at the prison did not know that Van Lew was spying
C. At this time, it was illegal for women to participate in spy activities
D. Van Lew was a small woman who visited soldiers in a hospital​

Answer 1

So the answer is A :)

Answer 2

The answer is A

Explanation: The first sentence supports it. Also, when it says, "The Confederate guards had no idea that this kindhearted women was gathering military intelligence". This shows know one thought women were capable of carrying spy activity, because people weren't paying attention or expecting her to be a spy.