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heaved the plates off the counter, narrowed my eyes, and focused on walking to my tables.
"Wrong way!" one of the other servers remarked. "Unless you're planning on taking that food to the restrooms." He chuckled.
I quickly spun around. Then suddenly, with a deafening clatter, the plates dropped to the ground, and food and broken dishes skittered across the floor. One jumpy customer squealed in surprise. I felt my face grow hot with embarrassment as the other customers stopped eating and stared at me, watching as I knelt down next to the wreckage of my lunch orders.
Mr. Beecham, my manager, dashed out from behind the cash register and announced to the gawking customers, "Everything's fine, folks." He turned to one of the other servers. "Joe, stop applauding."
He hurried over to me and asked if I was okay.
"I'm fine. But I'm so sorry, Mr. Beecham," I apologized while blinking away tears. "It was an accident."
To my surprise, Mr. Beecham wasn't angry; instead, he was remarkably calm. He told me that this happens to everyone and shared that he was convinced I would quickly succeed at the job. With both of us cleaning, the mess soon vanished.
I smiled, thanked Mr. Beecham for his help, and bowed to Joe, who finally stopped clapping.
What is most likely true about the narrator?The narrator recently started waiting tables at this restaurant.
The narrator is not very observant and frequently causes accidents.
The narrator is close friends with Mr. Beecham, the manager.

Answer 1

The narrator recently started waiting tables at this restaurant.

Evidence: Mr. Beecham’s calm reassurance (“this happens to everyone”) and his comment that he was “convinced I would quickly succeed at the job” imply the narrator is new. There’s no support for frequent clumsiness or a close friendship with the manager.