In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence can be inferred from the statement. Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or have details that are not mentioned in the statement. Indicate your answer as 1,2, or 3 corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.

Statement: The ceiling was painted by Tiepolo in 1764. Choices:  1. Tiepolo painted the ceiling in 1875. 2. Tiepolo painted the ceiling. 3. Tiepolo painted the ceiling without any assistance.
2

Statement: By now he might be overpowered, borne down by sheer force of numbers… . Choices:  1. He might lose out by now simply because there are so many.  2. He might be overpowered because there are hundreds of them.  3. He is the strongest and will never be overcome. 
1

Statement: When I saw the skunk, with his big sleek fat face, and thought of poor little Jane in his clutches, I felt real mad that I hadn't got a gun with me. Choices:  1. I was mad that I hadn't brought a gun when I saw poor Jane with the big fat skunk. 2. I was glad I brought my gun so I could rescue Jane from the skunk as soon as I spotted it. 3. When I saw the skunk, already stinking all over, I thought of how many times Jane had been sprayed and felt real mad that I hadn't got a gun with me.

1