Question

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Based on her descriptions in “The Light of Gandhi’s Lamp,” how did her experiences as a young adult in apartheid-era South Africa affect Hilary Kromberg Inglis?

A- Inglis's experiences taught her that a commitment to nonviolent resistance will earn one the respect of one's enemies.

B- Inglis's experiences taught her that no matter how dramatically one's circumstances may change, other people rarely do.

C- Inglis's experiences taught her that, even in times of great political tumult, the police can be trusted to be honest, fair, and humane.

D- Inglis's experiences taught her that even people with warm and friendly dispositions can behave in immoral and manipulative ways.

I believe it is D, but I need to double-check. Thank you.

Answer 1

Based on her descriptions in “The Light of Gandhi’s Lamp,” her experiences as a young adult in apartheid-era South Africa affect Hilary Kromberg Inglis as that of Inglis's experiences taught her that even people with warm and friendly dispositions can behave in immoral and manipulative ways.

Correct Answer : Option D

Step-by-step explanation:

Inglis's experiences taught her that even people with warm and friendly dispositions can behave in immoral and manipulative ways because she used to notices that the authorities is cordial and pleasant upon meeting with her and others of her class, but she, for a fact also knew that they used to engage in unlawful and immoral behavior with the apartheid South Africans.

This dual behavior of the authorities made her to undergo a dilemma of mind and the confusion was so high that she took time to experience the reality that the friendly dispositions seen and felt are not the true characteristic of a person.