Question

in 1944, byrd thigpen, having secretly earned her pilots license, is traveling to sweetwater, texas, to become an air - force pilot. from skies over sweetwater by julia moberg the train pulls up to the station, right on time. the conductor helps lug my trunk up the stairs and into my compartment. i sit down on the gorgeous plush red velvet bench where i will be spending the next 12 hours. i run my fingers over it, realizing how long it has been since i felt anything so wonderful. outside the window the lowa sun is starting to come up all purple and orange over the horizon. i think about mom and my sister, charlotte, and i wonder if they are awake yet and if theyve noticed im gone. and then i think about pa, and it hurts, so i open my trunk and find my favorite and only book i own, west with the night, by beryl markham. i get lost reading about her adventures flying her plane across the atlantic. for a moment i am disoriented and forget where i am until the grumbling clatter of the engine jogs my memory, reminding me that im on the train. my stomach is growling and 7. read this sentence from paragraph 10. when i snuck back into the kitchen a few hours later to retrieve it, the heat from the gaslight had cooked the spine, leaving a smoldering black mark. byrds actions in this sentence best demonstrate her - determination to make her mother respect her personal choices persistence in pursuing her own interests despite the opinions of others ability to have a positive outlook while encountering challenging circumstances decisiveness about taking action to do what is best for her family clear all

Explanation:

The sentence shows Byrd going back to get something she left in the kitchen despite the gas - light having caused damage. This indicates her ability to have a positive outlook while encountering a challenging situation (the damaged item). There is no mention of her mother's respect for personal choices, her persistence against others' opinions, or taking action for her family in this specific sentence.

Answer:

ability to have a positive outlook while encountering challenging circumstances