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Question
Select the option that shows the correct relationship between statements (1) and (2) from William Sleator’s short story, ‘The Elevator’.
Statement 1: Terrified of the fat lady in the elevator, Martin ran down the dark stairs, fell and broke his leg.
Statement 2: Angry and disappointed that his son had behaved like a fool and a coward, Martin’s father did not talk to him on the way to the hospital.
Options
(1) is true and (2) is false.
(2) is true and (1) is false.
(1) is the cause for (2).
(1) and (2) are independent of each other.
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Solution
(1) is the cause for (2).
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