TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: Statement: But in the closing days of the campaign, it stands as an apt description of his faltering Republican opponents. Choices:  1. His faltering Republican opponents were trailing behind in the closing days of the campaign.  2. In the later days of the campaign the Republican opponents each had individual scandals arise which faltered their confidence, while the opponent had an op-ed about his work with grassroots community organizations.  3. His Republican opponents were doing quite well in the polls and received positive media attention which eclipsed his own campaign. 

SOLUTION: 1

PROBLEM: Statement: Another refreshing feature of Goodman's storytelling is that, unlike other members of fundamentalist sects one might find in novels, her characters don't chafe at their restrictions, or not too much. Choices:  1. Goodman's characters failing to question their restrictions is frustrating to read. 2. The fact that Goodman's characters in fundamental sects don't generally feel too restricted by the rules of their sects is a unique aspect of Goodman's storytelling. 3. The common novel story line that has members of fundamentalist sects yearning for freedom has become overused and stale.

SOLUTION: 2

PROBLEM: Statement: At the same time, merchants built up a thriving trade with the rest of the Roman Empire. Choices:  1. Merchants built up trade. 2. Merchants struggled to trade. 3. Merchants built up trade with Greece.

SOLUTION:
1