“I was in a bad mood,” Malala blogged. Vacation was normally fun but no one was in the mood to celebrate.

But what do you do when you're 11? You go to the playground and you play, so that's what they did.

Some of the girls said they thought everything would work out. They'd be back, they said.

Malala wanted to be hopeful, too. But before she left, she turned around and took one long look at the building.

—“Pakistan’s Malala,”
Ashley Fantz

Which statement matches the author’s viewpoint about Malala in this passage?

The author sympathizes with Malala’s fear that school might not reopen.
The author thinks Malala is foolish for thinking school might not reopen.
The author thinks Malala should not be playing while so much is at stake.
The author thinks Malala is acting too hopeful about school reopening.