Question

review the twenty-ninth and thirtieth paragraphs.
28 soon the gondola was swaying with their laughter.
29 i scanned my notes. i had a lot of material, for sure, but i was no closer to
the truth.
30 grandpa was silent now, letting my dad and aunt allison do the talking. the
two were deep in conversation. i noticed that grandpa’s breathing was no
longer labored. he seemed to have fully recovered, and yet, i reflected, we
were barely any closer to sea level. in my notes, i carefully recorded the
time, estimated the altitude, and jotted a few observations about grandpa’s
glowing skin. there was an angle to this story that i hadn’t accounted for.
what does isabella mean when she says that there is an angle she hasn’t accounted for?
she finds out a surprising fact about her dad’s past.
she realizes why the gondola has stopped.
she discovers why her dad and allison won’t talk to each other.
she suspects that grandpa has faked his illness.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The text doesn't mention dad's past, so eliminate.
• Option 2: The gondola was swaying (not stopped), so eliminate.
• Option 3: Dad and Allison are talking, so this is wrong.
• Option 4: Grandpa's breathing was labored but now recovered, and they're not closer to sea level (so his illness might be fake). This matches "an angle not accounted for" (the fake illness).

Answer:

D. She suspects that Grandpa has faked his illness.