Read the excerpt from Hidden Figures . Shetterly describes Katherine Goble’s perspective on the men she worked with. She was going to assume that the smart fellas who sat across the desk, with whom she shared a telephone line and the occasional lunchtime game of bridge, felt the same. She only needed to break through their blind spots and make her case. Which statement best paraphrases this excerpt?
Answer
A
Goble decided to assume that the intelligent men she worked and socialized with shared her feelings; she just needed to help them see her perspective.
B
Goble speculated that the wise men she worked with and sometimes socialized with at lunch shared her opinions; she only needed to explain to them why they were wrong.
C
Goble was going to assume that the men who sat across from her, shared her telephone line, and sometimes played bridge with her at lunch felt the same; she just needed to help them see their blind spots.
D
Goble decided to think that the capable men she worked with held the same overall perspective she held; she only needed to make them aware of their faults.
Explanation
The excerpt says Goble chose to assume that the intelligent men she worked and socialized with felt as she did. Her next step was to get past their blind spots and make her case, or help them understand her perspective. Choice A captures both ideas. Choice C repeats some literal details but reverses the meaning of “break through their blind spots”: Goble wanted to overcome the men’s limited perspective, not merely point out their faults.
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