Correct Answer: he realized the neatest repair could remove meaningful material
Passage Reference: removing the piece that gives that section its meaning
Why this is correct: The most important detail is what Jonah realized. The neatest repair was replacing the whole green panel, and that would remove cloth from Celia's father's gardening shirt. So he paused before approving it and wrote to Celia instead.
Tips: For a most important detail question, find the fact the whole message is built around. Ask why Jonah hesitated before approving the shop's work.
Why the other options are wrong:
- he wanted Celia to pay the inspection fee: He already paid the inspection fee himself.
- he doubted that the tear could be repaired safely: The shop offered two workable repairs. He does not doubt that a repair is safe.
- he preferred to return the blanket without mentioning damage: He told Celia about the tear and left both estimates for her.
Correct Answer: it came from Celia’s father’s gardening shirt
Passage Reference: The green square was part of your father’s gardening shirt.
Why this is correct: The green square came from Celia's father's gardening shirt, which is why replacing that panel would remove family history.
Tips: Find where Jonah remembers what he was once told about the panels. That memory explains why this one square is special.
Why the other options are wrong:
- it was added by the repair shop: The shop did not add the green panel. It is original family cloth.
- it is the only waterproof section: Waterproofing is never mentioned.
- it hides an older tear underneath: Jonah describes a small tear in the panel, not a concealed older tear.
Correct Answer: the original fabric remains but the repair may be seen
Passage Reference: The mend would show if someone looked closely, although the original cloth would remain.
Why this is correct: Reinforcing from behind leaves the original cloth in place, though a narrow stitch line may show on close look.
Tips: Trade-off: keep history, accept a visible mend.
Why the other options are wrong:
- the blanket becomes larger but less portable: Size and portability are not discussed.
- the tear remains open but the fee is refunded: The mend closes the tear. He already paid the inspection fee.
- the panel becomes smooth but loses its colour: Smoothness without history is the full-panel option, not the reinforced mend.
Correct Answer: he says causing the damage does not let him decide its meaning
Passage Reference: my responsibility for the tear does not give me the right to choose
Why this is correct: Jonah says causing the tear does not give him the right to choose which history the blanket keeps.
Tips: Find where Jonah mentions Friday, then read the three sentences before it. Test each option against them.
Why the other options are wrong:
- he treats paying for the damage as giving him the final choice: He refuses to let payment decide the history.
- he recommends reinforcement but lets the shop make the final choice: He leaves the choice to Celia, not to the shop.
- he leaves both the repair choice and its cost to Celia: He will cover the replacement cost if she wants it. He does not push the cost onto her.
Correct Answer: to show his repair preference does not reduce his responsibility for the cost
Passage Reference: I will cover that cost without arguing
Why this is correct: He offers to pay for a full panel replacement. This shows that preferring the mend does not reduce his duty to cover the cost.
Tips: Ask why Jonah adds the promise to pay after saying which mend he likes. Think about what that promise tells Celia.
Why the other options are wrong:
- to explain why the inspection fee should determine the final choice: The inspection fee is already paid and does not decide the repair.
- to show that paying gives him a stronger claim to choose the repair: He denies that causation or payment grants that claim.
- to assure Celia that either repair will preserve the green panel: Full replacement would remove the original green cloth.
Correct Answer: the history lost with the damaged cloth
Passage Reference: what would disappear along with the damage
Why this is correct: Jonah's message ends with his main point: he only wanted Celia to know what would disappear along with the damage. He wants her to weigh the history in the green cloth before she chooses the smoother repair.
Tips: For a main point question, ask what the writer most wants the reader to think about. Find the sentence where Jonah says why he wrote at all.
Why the other options are wrong:
- the chance that the shop can copy the shirt exactly: He does not claim the shop can recreate the shirt cloth.
- a convenient day for the picnic: The picnic already happened. The email is about the repair choice.
- keeping the blanket for indoor use only: Indoor use is never proposed.
Correct Answer: it came from your father’s clothing
Passage Reference: part of your father’s gardening shirt
Why this is correct: Celia confirms the green panel matters because it came from her father's clothing.
Tips: Echo the gardening-shirt origin in her reply.
Why the other options are wrong:
- it is the newest part of the blanket: Family origin, not newness, is the point.
- the shop selected its colour: The colour comes from the shirt, not a shop choice.
- it makes the blanket waterproof: Waterproofing is not in the email.
Correct Answer: the damaged fabric
Passage Reference: what would disappear along with the damage
Why this is correct: Replacing the panel would remove more than the damaged fabric. It would take the meaningful cloth with it.
Tips: Celia agrees that replacing the panel takes away more than one thing. The blank is the simple, expected loss, not the family meaning.
Why the other options are wrong:
- a visible stitch line: The stitch line belongs to the mend she prefers to keep.
- the blanket’s smooth surface: Smoothness is what replacement buys, not what would be lost beyond the damage.
- the inspection fee: The fee is already settled and is not the sentimental loss.
Correct Answer: the original cloth stays in place
Passage Reference: the original cloth would remain
Why this is correct: Celia accepts a visible line if the original cloth stays in place.
Tips: Find what the reinforced mend keeps, even though its stitch line shows. Celia accepts the line in return for that.
Why the other options are wrong:
- Jonah avoids paying the bill: He still offers to pay. Avoiding payment is not her condition.
- the repair remains completely hidden: She accepts that the line may show.
- the shop replaces the full panel: She asks for the reinforced mend instead.
Correct Answer: making the personal choice for me
Passage Reference: does not give me the right to choose
Why this is correct: She thanks him for separating responsibility for the tear from making the personal history choice for her.
Tips: The blank is the overreach he avoided: deciding meaning for her.
Why the other options are wrong:
- waiting for the shop’s estimates: He already got the estimates. That is not the personal choice issue.
- paying for damage you caused: She appreciates the payment. She does not see it as going too far.
- asking what each repair preserves: Asking about preservation is helpful, not the boundary he crossed.
Correct Answer: remain with me
Passage Reference: the blanket is yours
Why this is correct: The decision about the blanket's history should remain with Celia.
Tips: Ownership of the history choice stays with her.
Why the other options are wrong:
- belong to whoever pays: She rejects payment as the decider.
- depend on the lower estimate: Cost comparison is not how she wants the history chosen.
- be made by the repair shop: The shop waits for her instruction. It does not decide.
