Question

It was a full minute before she spoke, and as she considered his words the expression of numbness left her eyes.

Answer 1

Answer:

The main idea of this section is "No one wants Marilyn to die, but there is no other hope for her at this point"

Explanation:

The complete conversation shows how Marilyn tries to persuade the man that there is another way out that it is not necessary for her to die, while he does not change his mind and tells her that it is impossible to take her in the ship because of the lack of fuel for another person, then in order to preserve the crew she must leave and die, not because they do not want to save her but because it is the only answer.

Answer 2

If they are asking for the theme (since there is no question), the answer would be B.