In all important matters, however, the citizens can always count on a refusal. And now the strange fact is that without this refusal one simply cannot get along, yet at the same time these official occasions designed to receive the refusal are by no means a formality. Time after time one goes there full of expectation and in all seriousness and then one returns, if not exactly strengthened or happy, nevertheless not disappointed or tired. About these things I do not have to ask the opinion of anyone else, I feel them in myself, as everyone does; nor do I have any great desire to find out how these things are connected.
Answer choices for the above question
A. The townspeople don’t mind the refusal because there’s nothing they really want.
B. The people of the town have come to expect—and even rely on—the refusal.
C. The townspeople blindly follow the orders of the government without questioning.
D. The narrator prefers to mind his own business and not pay attention to the ceremony or the refusal.
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The best-supported inference from the passage is:
B. The people of the town have come to expect—and even rely on—the refusal.
This inference aligns well with the passage, as it describes how citizens consistently attend official occasions expecting a refusal and, despite not always feeling strengthened or happy, they are not disappointed or tired by the outcomes. This suggests a level of reliance on the refusal as a regular part of their experience.
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