How do I draw conclusions from interpreting a quote as well as what are the methods to drawing conclusions?

How do I draw conclusions from interpreting a quote as well as what are the methods to drawing conclusions?

Question:

From the Sweet Thereafter

At the end of section one, Dolores Driscoll says, "And as I have always done when I've two bad choices and nothing else available to me, I arranged it so that if I erred I'd come out on the side of the angels." Using two of the four methods for drawing conclusions about a text, decide if you think at this point in the story, Dolores came out on the side of the angels.