To answer this question, you must use information contained in the passage to infer something about Nightingale’s relationship with the British public of her day. The best answer is A. The passage refers to Nightingale’s “heroic reputation”; it also refers to “nightingale’s place in the national pantheon”; and the passage discusses her persuasiveness with the British government and her fund-raising successes. From this information, it can be inferred that Nightingale was highly respected, as evidenced by both popular and governmental support for her projects. Choices B, C, and D are incorrect for the same reason: each one refers to an element of social or governmental opposition or resistance to Nightingale’s ideas, none of which is mentioned or suggested by the passage.