Read the excerpt from The Dark Game. Mr. H. quickly began talking to his contacts in the city. Soon he heard of a British printe
r in Mexico City who had been falsely arrested for printing counterfeit money. Mr. H. intervened with the British minister, who got the frightened printer released from custody and the charges against him dropped. The printer, overjoyed to be free, told Mr. H. that he would welcome the opportunity to repay the agent for his intervention. As a matter of fact, Mr. H. told him, there was a favor the printer could do for him. Which inference can a reader make based on the information in the excerpt?
Mr. H. knew the printer would help them upon release from prison.
Mr. H. was very concerned for the falsely imprisoned printer.
Mr. H. and the printer had known each other for a long time.
Mr. H. originally had not intended to employ the printer’s help.
<span>The correct answer is A. The reader can infer that Mr. H. knew the printer would help them upon his release from prison.
The printer was so happy to be released (the narrator says he was "frightened" while in prison and "overjoyed to be free") that he immediately tells Mr. H. that he would like to repay him for his help.
Mr. H. likely expected the printer to say such a thing, which is why he intervened with the British minister for the printer's release.</span>
