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Correct option is C. It can reasonably be inferred that Irma, the waitress,
thinks Lymie is "through eating" (line 37) because he is no longer holding his fork.
When Lymie put down his fork and started counting, the passage says, . . Irma, the waitress, believed he was finished eating and attempted to take his dish away (lines 34-38). Lymie is no longer holding his fork, so it is reasonable to assume that Irma believes he is done eating.
Choice A is inaccurate because Irma believes Lymie has completed eating before he has actually been reading his book while eating for some time. Because the paragraph does not explicitly mention that Lymie's plate is empty and because Lymie forbade Irma from removing it, Choice B is erroneous.
This question is based on the following passage adapted from William Maxwell, The Folded Leaf. 1959 by William Maxwell. Originally published in 1945 -
"The Alcazar Restaurant was on Sheridan Road
near Devon Avenue. It was long and narrow, with
tables for two along the walls and tables for four
down the middle. The decoration was art moderne,
except for the series of murals depicting the four
seasons, and the sick ferns in the front window.
Lymie sat down at the second table from the cash
register, and ordered his dinner. The history book,
which he propped against the catsup and the glass
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manicurist, one can blame on the young man who
had his picture taken with a derby hat on the back of
his head, and also sitting with a girl in the curve of
the moon. The young man had never for one second
deserted Mr. Peters. He was always there, tugging at
Mr. Peters’ elbow, making him do things that were
not becoming in a man of forty-five."
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