The best way to make a inferences is to combine background knowledge with

The correct answer is evidence.

When it comes to making inferences about something (understanding the text), we need to use everything we can from the text - and rely on evidence, on proof, on the information found in the text in order to do that. Conflict, setting, and resolution won't help us as much as evidence can.

Explanation:

d. because santiago thought any sharks would assume the marlin was part of the boat

c -invasion by the moroccans.