Refer to your Expeditions in Reading book for a complete version of this text. Read the excerpt from “A Ride in the Night.”

Brown scowled. “Even boys can be traitors. How do I know he isn’t a lying little rebel?”

“Shut up, I tell you!” said the other soldier. “This lad knows nothing about any horses. Eat your breakfast, boy, and be on your way.”

Will could hardly swallow the plate of ham and eggs that the innkeeper brought him. This man, too, gave him a keen look that did nothing to relieve his uneasiness. Could he be the Mr. Coleman of whom his father had spoken? It didn’t seem so from the way he scowled. He didn’t look friendly at all.

As soon as Will had finished, he laid a coin on the table and stole out the door. Once astride his mare, he turned her head toward the woods.

Based on the details in the excerpt, which inference can be made?

A. The innkeeper is pretending to be unfriendly to protect Will.

B. Will plans to lead the soldiers away from the horses in the woods.

C. Will does not care for the breakfast that the innkeeper has prepared.

D. Brown accepts orders from the other soldier because he is Brown’s boss.