Question

From the day Danny Bannerman transferred to Spencerville High School, he was popular with the other students. A talented athlete with a good sense of humor, he immediately became friendly with several boys in his classes and on the sports teams that he joined. The girls flocked around him too, delighted by his good looks and outgoing manner. Nevertheless, though he was friendly enough, Danny never singled out any one girl for special attention. Daniela Marlowe moved to Spencerville a few months after Danny. For her, the transition to a new high school was far more difficult. A smart and sweet-faced girl, she was unfortunately rather shy, drawing little attention from fellow students in such a big school. Moreover, because she had to work part-time to help out at home, she joined no after-school clubs or sports teams where she might find friends. Based on the details in the selection, which of these predictions seems most likely to happen? Daniela will be jealous of Danny and behave spitefully toward him. Danny will take a romantic interest in Daniela. Danny and Daniela will never meet and become friends. Danny and Daniela will dislike each other when they meet.

Answer 1

The first prediction is extremely unlikely. Daniela is described as a "smart and sweet-faced girl" which would make no sense if she somehow behaved "spitefully toward him [Danny]". I can only see the second prediction happening if this were a cheesy cliche romance novel. However, logically this cannot happen, as Daniela was shy and joined no clubs, which limits her ability to gain friends. It would be unlikely if they ever met. Therefore, the prediction that would most likely happen would be the third one. It cannot be the fourth one as Danny has "good humor" and has a nice personality; he would not dislike Daniela with this type of attitude.

The answer is that Danny and Daniela will never meet and become friends.