SAT Reading & Writing · Inferences
The detail about the locked drawer most strongly suggests that ______
In a Victorian novel, a wealthy character repeatedly insists that he has no interest in his estranged daughter's whereabouts, yet the housekeeper notices that he has kept every letter she ever sent him, organized carefully by date in a locked drawer.
Which choice most logically completes the text?
The detail about the locked drawer most strongly suggests that ______
Which choice most logically completes the text?
The detail about the locked drawer most strongly suggests that ______
Answer and explanation
Answer: B: the character's stated indifference may not reflect his actual feelings.
The character's claimed indifference is directly undercut by his private behavior, carefully preserving every letter, which suggests his stated feelings and his actual feelings diverge. B captures that tension precisely. A is contradicted by the careful preservation, which shows he clearly hasn't forgotten her. C invents an intention the passage never mentions. D contradicts the passage, which explicitly establishes the letters exist and were sent.
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