|Question 27Verbal

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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
• Lighthouses send out crucial light signals to help ships and other watercraft navigate at night.
• Before automation, lighthouses were run by lighthouse keepers.
• Elizabeth Lusby was the lighthouse keeper at Turkey Point Light in Maryland.
• She held this position from 1844 to 1862.
• Thelma Austin was the lighthouse keeper at Point Fermin Light in California.
• She held this position from 1925 to 1941.
The student wants to emphasize a difference between the two lighthouse keepers. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
Elizabeth Lusby and Thelma Austin both played crucial roles in ensuring safe navigation for watercraft in past centuries.
A
As the lighthouse keeper at Point Fermin Light, Thelma Austin helped watercraft navigate at night.
B
Elizabeth Lusby worked as a lighthouse keeper in an earlier century than did Thelma Austin.
C
From 1844 to 1862, the nighttime waters of Maryland were made more navigable thanks to Elizabeth Lusby.
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