Question

\i have a favor to ask of you, andrzej... this is very difficult for me, but i must ask. it is no longer safe in tylicz for rena. her mother and i are worried for her safety every day.\

\i heard what happened last night, mr. kornreich. i understand your concern.\

\i have no money to pay you for this favor.\

\sir, i would not take any money from you. she is my friend since childhood. i will do whatever you ask to help your daughter.\

\thank you.\ papa paused, stroking his chin where his beard should have been. \you seem like a man of your word. if you would bring rena across the border to slovakia, her mother and i might find sleep at night.\

which sentence best summarizes the excerpt?

renas father is nervous about rena leaving with a man she has never met before.
tylicz is the only safe place for the jews of europe, and andrzej has agreed to take rena there.
renas father asks andrzej to take her to safety in slovakia, and he agrees to do so.
after much deliberation, renas father pays a man to take her safely across the border to slovakia.

Explanation:

Analyze the dialogue and context

Using the Holocaust Literature and Literary Inference knowledge points

• Mr. Kornreich (Rena's father) asks Andrzej for a favor because Tylicz is no longer safe for Rena.
• Andrzej agrees to help without taking any money because Rena is his childhood friend.
• Mr. Kornreich asks Andrzej to bring Rena across the border to Slovakia.

Evaluate the options

Using the Literary Inference knowledge point

• Option 1 is incorrect: Andrzej is Rena's childhood friend, so she has met him before.
• Option 2 is incorrect: Tylicz is stated to be "no longer safe," and Andrzej is taking her away from Tylicz to Slovakia.
• Option 3 is correct: It accurately states that Rena's father asks Andrzej to take her to safety in Slovakia, and Andrzej agrees.
• Option 4 is incorrect: Andrzej explicitly refuses to take any money ("I would not take any money from you").

Answer:

• Rena's father is nervous about Rena leaving with a man she has never met before.
• Tylicz is the only safe place for the Jews of Europe, and Andrzej has agreed to take Rena there.
• Rena's father asks Andrzej to take her to safety in Slovakia, and he agrees to do so. (Correct answer)
• After much deliberation, Rena's father pays a man to take her safely across the border to Slovakia.