Read the excerpt from Hidden Figures.Katherine listened carefully to everything the engineers said, strained for snippets of conversation, and devoured Aviation Week like a kid reading the funny papers. The real action, she knew, was taking place there in the lectures and editorial meetings, those closed-door sessions where engineers subjected preliminary research reports to the same relentless scrutiny and stress testing that they applied to the aircraft they engineered.
Answer
A
Katherine Goble’s close attention to things that could help her learn about engineering
B
the comparison of Katherine Goble to a child reading comics
C
Katherine Goble’s understanding of the fact that research reports were carefully evaluated
D
the idea that aircraft are stress-tested before operation
Explanation
Katherine listens closely to the engineers, tries to catch parts of their conversations, and reads Aviation Week eagerly. These details show her actively seeking information that will help her learn about engineering. The comparison to a child reading funny papers emphasizes how eagerly she reads, but it is not the main idea.
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