She was wondering whether they've (A) completed their lifeguard training.
Puzzlement is the correct answer
"Justice as Fairness: Political not Metaphysical" is an essay by John Rawls, published in 1985. ... In it he describes his conception of justice. It comprises two main principles of liberty and equality; the second is subdivided into Fair Equality of Opportunity and the Difference Principle.
The correct answer here is the flashback. After the soldiers sent him over the bridge to hang we enter a flashback sequence where we find out how Peyton got to the point where we first meet him. We find out that he was tricked by a disgraced Union soldier and he interfered with the railroad and the punishment for that is death by hanging.