Read the passage from "The Lady, or the Tiger.”When her lover turned and looked at her, and his eye met hers as she sat there, paler and whiter than any one in the vast ocean of anxious faces about her, he saw, by that power of quick perception which is given to those whose souls are one, that she knew behind which door crouched the tiger, and behind which stood the lady… Then it was that his quick and anxious glance asked the question: "Which?”… She raised her hand, and made a slight, quick movement toward the right. No one but her lover saw her. Every eye but his was fixed on the man in the arena… He turned, and with a firm and rapid step he walked across the empty space. Every heart stopped beating, every breath was held, every eye was fixed immovably upon that man. Without the slightest hesitation, he went to the door on the right, and opened it.
Answer
A
He does not fear whatever awaits him behind the doors.
B
He trusts his lover, the princess, completely.
C
He loves the young woman behind the door, not the princess.
D
He plans to escape from the amphitheater before the door opens.
Explanation
The princess secretly signals which door to choose, and the young man immediately follows her direction without hesitation. His action suggests that he trusts her judgment completely, even though he cannot know whether the door hides the tiger or the lady. The passage does not show him escaping or choosing based on fear or love for the other woman.
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