Question

It was Eddie who unwittingly proved what

Isabella had claimed when she applied for the
job: maids could enter unnoticed where other
people might draw suspicion. Grogan had
been a skeptic at first, but after the Boynton
arrest he was convinced of the utility of
having a woman on the New York police force
-the only woman on a police force anywhere
in the country, so far as Isabella knew. The
novelty of it was attractive, and they had had
to pay off a few journalists to keep her name
out of the paper, lest her ability to go.
undercover be compromised. Since knocking
on Eddie Boynton's dingy wooden door, she
had helped bring in counterfeiters, bank
robbers, and a hapless pair of blackmailers.
Review the two paragraphs that begin on page 4
and end on page 5.
Click or tap the ONE sentence on these pages
that BEST develops the idea that Isabella was in
an unlikely profession and therefore had to prove
herself to others.

Answer 1

One sentence on these pages that BEST develops the idea that Isabella was in an unlikely profession and therefore had to prove herself to others is this: Since knocking on Eddie Boynton's dingy wooden door, she had helped bring in counterfeiters, bank robbers, and a hapless pair of blackmailers.

Why this sentence is selected

The claim is that Isabella was in an unlikely profession and therefore had to prove herself to others.

To achieve her goal, Isabella did not choose a worthy profession, rather she started helping the quest by bringing in counterfeiters, bank robbers, and a hapless pair of blackmailers. By engaging in these awful jobs she tried to prove herself to others.