Jenna was shocked when she opened the door to her apartment. There were long…
2023
Jenna was shocked when she opened the door to her apartment. There were long rips in the couch, as though someone had run knives down the front of it. A lamp was shattered on the floor. Some picture frames were hanging crookedly, some of them had fallen off the wall and the door to her cat's travel cage was open. Not only that, but the door to the birdcage was swinging back and forth and there were feathers on the floor. She could have sworn that she had locked her cat in the travel cage before she left for work. At first Jenna thought it might have been burglars. Oh no, she thought. Someone broke into my apartment, trashed the place, and stole my cat! Then she heard the cat meowing in her bedroom. She ran to the bedroom and saw the cat patting one of Jenna's favorite shoes with its claws. "That's it!" Jenna yelled. "I'm done with this." She threw the cat back into its travel cage and tried to shut the door, but the lock wouldn't catch. Jenna huffed and then grabbed some duct tape.
Something happened to Jenna's apartment, what was that?
- A.
Burglars came to her apartment
- B.
There was a earthquake
- C.
Jenna's cat tore her apartment to shreds
- D.
None of these
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Correct answer: C
Answer: Jenna's cat tore her apartment to shreds.
Key evidence from the passage:
Long rips in the couch and other torn items, which are consistent with clawing.
Feathers on the floor and a swinging birdcage door, indicating disturbance by an animal moving around.
The travel cage door was open and the lock would not catch, suggesting the cat escaped the cage.
The cat was heard meowing and was seen patting a shoe with its claws, directly placing the cat at the scene of the damage.
Conclusion: The most reasonable explanation is that Jenna's cat caused the damage. Other possibilities such as burglars or an earthquake are less consistent with the specific, localized clawing evidence and the fact that the cat was present and observed causing damage.