May I ask what book and what are the answer choices?
Realize, had forgotten, buy, get (not got)
Answer:
The answer is that my understanding was false.
Explanation:
The word alienated specifically refers to a social condition in which someone feels left out or distanced from a group of people in a work environment. Judging by the context of the sentence that begins with: "You believed then..." tells me that I had a wrong understanding of the social condition at work of my older sister Beth.
False. While the author can include his opinion, this shouldn't happen very often, as in a research paper, you are supposed to mainly be stating facts.