Question

From the evidence in the story, it is likely that the detective is __________.
A) a young man
B) a young woman
C) an older man
D) not enough information is given

Answer 1

Early that morning, a young, blue-eyed detective in a beige coat stood in the open doorway of the motel room, closing an umbrella. A policeman friend had secretly allowed the detective to enter the room with the understanding that nothing would be touched. Though this restriction made the job more difficult, the confident detective knew that well-trained eyes could find a lot of clues on their own. Suddenly, the detective was nearly knocked off balance by a muddy dog chasing a black cat into the room. By the time the cat and dog ran outside, the detective knew that there was an embarrassing phone call to make. The day was off to a bad start.

Answer 2

It's always smart to use context clues from the text given... and the process of elimination...

so.. the word "young" is stated directly there. So we know that C.) is incorrect, given the fact that the character is young... we're left with 3 other options



A.) and B.) could either be right, because we know that the detective is "young". But there were no words such as "she", "he", "him", "her", etc. to indicate the the gender of the detective...



Therefore, it's D.) Not enough information is given.