Question 3

From when she bought the house unseen until she saw the jars in the basement represents a gap in the sequence described in the passage.

The timeline indicates that Alice bought the house without seeing it and later encountered the jars in the basement, marking a significant gap in her experience and knowledge of the house's interior.

A) From when she opened the basement door until she saw the calico cat looking unimpressed

This option does not represent a gap in the sequence. The passage describes Alice's actions as she opens the door and directly encounters the calico cat, providing a continuous sequence of events without any missing time frame.

B) From when she bought the house unseen until she saw the jars in the basement

This option accurately identifies a gap in the sequence. The narrative skips over the time between Alice's purchase of the house and her first experience with the jars in the basement, indicating a lack of information about what occurred during that period.

C) From when she was looking at the basement door to when she entered it

There is no gap in this time frame. The passage notes Alice's contemplation at the basement door and her subsequent decision to open it, providing a clear progression of thought and action without interruption.

D) From the night when she heard the loudest noises to when she couldn't sleep

This choice does not indicate a gap either. The passage explicitly connects Alice's experience of the loud noises to her sleeplessness, illustrating a direct causal relationship without any missing details between these two events.

Conclusion

Option B is the only choice that highlights a genuine gap in the sequence described in the passage, as it omits the details of Alice's experience between buying the house and discovering the jars. Other options fail to present any missing time frames, as they either maintain a flow of events or connect actions directly. Therefore, B is definitively the correct answer.