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

The soldier called Brown turned toward Will. His eyes were cold and dangerous. He twisted Will’s shoulder crudely. “We’re on the lookout for horses intended for the Continental Army. Do you know anything about them?”

“Ouch! You’re hurting me!”

The man’s roughness had brought real tears to Will’s eyes.

The boy was glad of it. The pain would excuse the look of fear on his face. But his great fear was for York, hidden back in the woods with the horses.

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

A He cares about others' safety more than his own.

B Will is easily bullied by people who are older and stronger.

C He worries most about what will happen to the horses.

D Will is trying to make the soldier feel sorry for him by crying out.