Margaret looked at the flickering sign. “Because nobody remembers the last waitress. But they might remember a warm bus depot.”
Good luck, and remember: the answer is always in the passage. english 20-2 reading comprehension practice test
“You can’t sleep in the booths,” Margaret said, not looking up from her crossword. Margaret looked at the flickering sign
– Literal. The text states: "He asked for the phone charger behind the counter." “You can’t sleep in the booths,” Margaret said,
She poured herself a black coffee, though the pot had been sitting for four hours. It tasted like regret. At 3:15 a.m., a young man stumbled in, pockets turned inside out. He didn’t ask for food. He asked for the phone charger behind the counter.
Sequence: 1st: She pours stale coffee (paragraph 2). 2nd: Young man asks for charger (paragraph 2). 3rd: She hands apron (last paragraph). 4th: Frank arrives with padlock (last paragraph). (*Note: In the text, Frank arrives before she hands the apron, but the order is actually: Frank arrives then she hands the apron. Wait—review text: "At 6:55 AM, the owner Frank arrived... Margaret handed him her apron." So #4 happens before #2? Correction: Correct order is 3, 1, 4, 2 .)
“I wasn’t going to,” he lied.