20 POINTS QUICK! Part A

Based on "A Harrowing Escape," which inference can be made about why the guardsman allows Cornelia to step off into the woods alone?

He thinks she is unfamiliar with the woods.
He knows no one is chasing them so no one can help her.
He is confident he can catch her if she tries to escape.
He does not realize that she has figured out who he really is.

Question 2

Part B

Which two details from the passage best support the inference in Part A?

"There'd been sounds and noise, but she hadn't seen any enemy soldiers or heard fighting, just shouting."
"'Take your time, Princess,' came an unworried reply."
"She looked over her shoulder and shuddered, pretending to be afraid of pursuit."
"And her parents would hardly send such a young person to rescue her."