Context: Mum tried to convince me it had probably snuck in once I opened it , but I think they are fucking gross and can squeeze through anything . I long for the days we had a rat loose in the house . That was my fault , I adopted him after he was terrorised after my cats and left him for an afternoon in a cardboard box to recover . He promptly escaped and took over the house for a couple of months .
Question: What may have happened if I did n't adopt the rat ?
Option 0: My cats would have continued bothering him .
Option 1: None of the above choices .
Option 2: He would have taken over the house .
Option 3: He would have escaped .
Answer: 0