Question

which of the following inferences best explains the author’s feelings in the first two paragraphs of the excerpt?

i lived in innocence for a long time. i believed in the fairy - tale version of the forest until i was close to forty years old.

gulled by disney and others, i believed bambi always got out of the fire. nothing ever really got hurt. though i hunted and killed it was all somehow clean and removed from reality. i killed yet thought that every story had a happy ending.

a. the author prefers the disney, fairy - tale ideal of the forest.
b. the author’s mother forced him to hunt.
c. the author once believed in a version of the forest that was removed from reality.
d. the author believes hunting is unjust.

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Explanation:

• Option A: The text shows the author was "gulled" (deceived) by Disney, so they don't prefer the fairy - tale ideal now. Eliminate A.
• Option B: There is no mention of the author's mother forcing them to hunt. Eliminate B.
• Option C: The author says they believed in a "fairy - tale version of the forest" and that their view of hunting was "clean and removed from reality", so this option matches.
• Option D: The text doesn't show the author thinks hunting is unjust; it focuses on their former unrealistic view. Eliminate D.

Answer:

C. The author once believed in a version of the forest that was removed from reality.