PSAT Reading Question 319: Answer and Explanation

Question: 319

It can be inferred that which of the narrator's four siblings is most likely to be in the same row that the narrator occupies in the car?

• A. The youngest one
• B. The middle child
• C. The next to the oldest
• D. The oldest

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

(A) Lines 6–8 explain that because she was the second-to-youngest child, the narrator had to sit in the last row of the station wagon. Since her birth order is cited as the only reason for this and since the narrator also mentions that she was surrounded by so much clutter making it easier for a smaller person to make do with the seating arrangement, her youngest sibling would most likely join her in the back.