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: and she begins ashoving on of her hat in front of the glass, and she was down in two ticks, almost as quick as I was, and I seed her going down the steps and into the taxi, and I heard her call out what I told you." The small boy stopped and replenished his lungs. Choices:  1. The small boy talked so much that he started to get short on breath. 2. The small boy was much slower than the woman was, he missed seeing her step into the cab. 3. The small boy heard her call out that she would never return here again, as she steps into the taxi.
1

Statement: The wound was fatal. Choices:  1. They were healed in no time.  2. They did not know they were injured at first. 3. It was a deadly laceration.
3

Statement: They fortified the more strategic islands, but Jamaica was deemed less important than Cuba or Puerto Rico and, consequently, was poorly protected. Choices:  1. Cuba and Puerto Rico were protected less than Jamaica was. 2. Jamaica wasn't protected as well as Cuba was. 3. Puerto Rico was the most heavily fortified island.

2