Question 7 • CMS 2025-2026 English I CREDIT RECOVERY
Read the excerpt from The Dark Game . Mr. H. quickly began talking to his contacts in the city. Soon he heard of a British printer in Mexico City who had been falsely arrested for printing counterfeit money. Mr. H. intervened with the British minister, who got the frightened printer released from custody and the charges against him dropped. The printer, overjoyed to be free, told Mr. H. that he would welcome the opportunity to repay the agent for his intervention. As a matter of fact, Mr. H. told him, there was a favor the printer could do for him. Why does Mr. H. intercede on behalf of the British printer?
Answer
A
The printer is his close friend.
B
The printer was falsely accused.
C
The printer can help the British.
D
The printer is a fellow Englishman.
Explanation
Mr. H. helps the printer so the printer will owe him a favor. The excerpt says that after his release, the printer offers to repay Mr. H., and Mr. H. says there is a favor he can do. This shows the printer can help the British, rather than Mr. H. acting simply because they are fellow Englishmen or close friends.
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