QUES: I knew it was a bad idea from the start . I picked up the phone that night , knowing what would happen but somehow convinced myself that it would n't . I had been engaged for all of four months now and I knew I should n't make this call .

Question with options: What likely happened after the phone was picked up ?
ANS: The engagement ended
QUES: The airplane ride was rather uneventful . I sat next to an older Japanese man but we did n't talk and in fact I do n't think we even made eye contact the whole 12 hours of flight . ( I ' ve noticed that people on the trains in Tokyo do n't make eye - contact either and people rarely start up conversations with strangers . )

Question with options: Why was the narrator so bored traveling to Japan via plane ?
ANS: The narrator 's neighbor was boring .
QUES: My sister is back in the states ! She was in Africa for 10 weeks doing humanitarian work , and now she is finally home ! It feels so good to have her back and safe .

Question with options: Why do I feel good that my sister is home ?
ANS: I missed her while she was in Africa
QUES: Also , on Thursday , because I was not feeling well , I did n't run . I caught up on Sunday ( though not with running , but by moving furniture and boxes up and down two flights of stairs continuously for 3 hours . I was too exhausted to move afterwards , let alone run !

Question with options: What may happen if the narrator exercises ?
ANS:
The narrator is likely to experience exhaustion .