Question

read the following excerpt from \woman who helped hide anne frank dies at 100\ by teri schultz. teri schultz: miep gies said she did not like being called a hero. yet, she risked her life many times over to help the frank family during the two years they hid from the nazis in a secret annex built into the trading company office in amsterdam where shed worked for otto frank almost a decade. providing refuge to jews, she noted later, carried a punishment of at least six months in a concentration camp. still, the austrian - born dutch woman, knighted by the governments of germany and the netherlands, recipient of a medal from yad vashem holocaust museum, always insisted she had done nothing extraordinary. which detail is most important to include in a summary of the excerpt? ○ miep gies did not like being called a hero. ○ she risked her life to help the franks. ○ providing refuge to jews carried a punishment. ○ she was knighted by two governments.

Explanation:

To determine the most important detail for a summary, we focus on the core action of Miep Gies. The excerpt's main point is her risking her life to help the Frank family hide from Nazis. The other options (not liking being called a hero, punishment for helping Jews, being knighted) are secondary or supporting details. The key action of helping the Franks by risking her life is central.

Answer:

B. She risked her life to help the Franks.