Passage
Novelist Ann Petry, author of The Street (1946), also wrote factual books for young people such as Harriet
Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railway (1955). What is less known, however, is Petry's other
career: prior to becoming a writer, she worked as a pharmacist, having received a doctorate in pharmacy
from the University of Connecticut.
Question
The author of the passage implies which of the following about Petry's writing career?
O She wrote scientific articles.
O She is best known as a novelist.
O She wrote more children's books than adult novels.
O She stopped writing novels after The Street was published.