What Lesson Is the Text Trying to Impart by Relating

question 92

Multiple Choice

What lesson is the text trying to impart by relating the whistleblowing stories of Cynthia Cooper and Tony Menendez?

• A) Financial rewards for the whistleblower, though long in coming, typically compensate for any hardship suffered.
• B) Even ultimate victory for the whistleblower can be preceded by many years of hardship and pain.
• C) It is very rare for a whistleblowing case to end in a favorable outcome for the whistleblower.
• D) Some whistleblowers can win major cases without securing legal services.

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