Read the following passages and answer the items that follow each passage. Your answers to these items should

Question

Read the following passages and answer the items that follow each passage. Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only.

A local man, staying on the top floor of an old wooden house, was awakened at midnight by a fire. Losing his way in a smoke-filled passage, he missed the stairway and went into another room. He picked up a bundle to protect his face from the fire and immediately fell through the floor below where he managed to escape through a clear doorway. The "bundle" proved to be the baby of the Mayor's wife. The "hero" was congratulated by all. The man was called a hero because he

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is D because the passage explicitly states that the "bundle" he picked up was the Mayor's wife's baby, and he was then called a "hero" and congratulated. His action, though accidental, resulted in saving a life.

A is incorrect because the passage states he picked up the bundle "to protect his face from the fire," indicating self-preservation, not an expressed willingness to risk his life for others.
B is incorrect because while he did escape, the passage highlights his heroism in relation to the baby, not merely his own escape. Many people escape fires without being called heroes.
C is incorrect because the passage describes him losing his way and trying to escape, not fighting the fire.

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expressed his willingness to risk his life to save others

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managed to escape from the fire

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showed great courage in fighting the fire

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saved a life.

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