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Difficulty: HardDrawing Inferences and Deductions from Unseen Passages

Read the unseen dramatic extract below carefully:

TARI: The ledger lists three thousand bags of grain delivered to the docks, yet the warehouse floor is bare but for sweeping dust.
KALA: The grain was moved under moonless skies, Tari. Orders came from the high council after the northern borders were closed.
TARI: High council? There is no wax seal on these manifest logs, Kala—only your signet ring.
KALA: When bread riots threaten the gates, one does not wait for molten wax to cool.

From the exchange above, what can be logically inferred regarding Kala's role in moving the grain?

  1. He acted unilaterally without formal administrative authorization to avert a crisis.Answer
  2. B
    He stole the grain shipment for personal profit under cover of night.
  3. C
    He strictly executed written instructions directly verified by the high council.
  4. D
    He carelessly forgot to apply the official seal due to panic over the riots.

Answer

He acted unilaterally without formal administrative authorization to avert a crisis.
The deduction that Kala acted unilaterally without formal authorization is supported by Tari's note that the logs carry only Kala's signet ring (not the council's seal) and Kala's explanation that urgency forced him to bypass standard procedures ('one does not wait for molten wax to cool').

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the textual evidence regarding the authorization of the grain movement.
Tari points out that the manifest logs bear Kala's signet ring rather than the official wax seal of the high council.
Establishing the absence of an official seal shows that formal administrative approval was not stamped on the document.
2
Examine Kala's justification in response to Tari's observation.
Kala states that 'when bread riots threaten the gates, one does not wait for molten wax to cool.'
This metaphor indicates that waiting for formal bureaucratic procedures (molten wax cooling) was bypassed due to the urgency of impending riots.
3
Deduce Kala's motivation and authorization level.
Combining the presence of Kala's own ring with his statement of emergency reveals that he initiated the movement on his own authority without waiting for official sanction.
Sound literary inference relies strictly on implicit clues provided in the dialogue.

Key Concept

Drawing logical deductions from dramatic dialogue evidence
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