Read the excerpt from “Ibrahim.” As he ate and drank, I returned to the Humvee. Lieutenant Ramirez stood outside it.

“I know what you’re gonna say, Bolger. I can’t authorize it.”

“So we’ll leave him?” I asked. “What’ll happen then, sir?”

“There could be hundreds of kids in his situation.”

“We didn’t find them,” I said. “We found him.”

He sighed; I continued: “If we leave him, he could get hit by a car. He could starve. Striped hyena live out here. We’re here to help these people, right, sir?”

Again, Lieutenant Ramirez was a good man. Minutes later, we were bumping along in the Humvee, Ibrahim seated on my lap.

What do the details in the excerpt show about Lieutenant Ramirez?

He would prefer to leave Ibrahim behind.

He respects Mary’s opinion.

He is suspicious of Ibrahim’s actions.

He questions Mary’s judgment.