There is a new silence. The yellow Dean’s eyebrows go circumflex. The two other Deans look to the Director of Composition. The tennis coach has moved to stand at the broad window, feeling at the back of his crewcut. Uncle Charles strokes the forearm above his watch. Sharp curved palm-shadows move slightly over the pine table’s shine, the one head’s shadow a black moon.
Answer
T
The interview room is silent.
T
The tennis coach has a crewcut.
T
The scene is awkward and uncomfortable.
U
Uncle Charles is wearing a wristwatch.
Explanation
The passage describes a pause in conversation, people exchanging looks, and the tennis coach nervously touching the back of his head. Those details suggest an awkward, uncomfortable scene, so choice C is the best inference. Choice A is tempting, but the passage says there is “a new silence,” not that the room is silent throughout.
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