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.

Answer 1

(1) is the cause for (2).