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Nathan read the following paragraph from a short story:

Jeffrey knew he was lost when he passed the same red barn for the third time. If his phone’s battery weren’t dead, he could call the hotel and get directions and find out where on Earth he was, instead of going in circles. His GPS was no help, either. The system didn’t have any recent maps of the area, which left him with no means of identifying his location.

What inference could Nathan make based on textual evidence?

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Answer:

C.!!

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User Abhijeet Ahuja
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Answer:

C. The story takes place in a rural setting.

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The logical conclusion that Nathan could have got is that the story took place in a rural setting because there weren`t any recent maps of the area. Other answers do not make sense. We do not have evidence that Jeffrey is unable to read a map because he doesn`t even have an opportunity to read one because his phone was dead and the GPS system did not have any maps, so he hadn`t had the access to one. As for answer B, the GPS system and telephone (he is out in nature, so it must be a mobile phone) are mentioned, so that implies the time being modern. Answer D is kinda subjective and there is no text evidence of Jeffrey having a bad sense of direction since we do not know what part of the day was it, so we do not know if it was dark outside, then we do not know what type of outfield he was at and was it easy to recognize the already taken path except the red barn which was the only sign that he was going in circles.

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