Question

Read the following excerpt from "Woman Who Helped

Hide Anne Frank Dies at 100" by Teri Schultz.
Which answer best paraphrases the central idea of this
excerpt?
Sen, just a very common person.
simply had no choice. I could foresee many, many
sleepless nights and a life filled with regret if I would have
refused to help the Franks. And this was not the kind of life
I was looking for at all.
Miep's conscience would not let her deny helping the
Frank family.
O Miep was a very good individual who felt the need to
help the Franks.
O Miep did not consider herself to be an extraordinary
human being.
Miep did not want to suffer from sleepless nights for the
rest of her life.

Answer 1

The answer is A: Miep’s conscience would not let her deny helping the Frank family.

Answer 2

Miep's conscience would not let her deny helping the Frank family.

Step-by-step explanation:

Miep did not consider herself a particularly outstanding person, but she knew that if she did not help the Frank family that her conscience would not leave her in peace and she would regret the decision for the rest of her life.

The other options are not correct because they do not capture the overwhelming point of the excerpt which is to emphasize that Miep helped the Franks because he conscience told her that it was the right thing to do.