This question tests whether you recognized that putting S first and Q third is an easy way to build a scenario.
H can’t go fifth, thanks to rule 1.
J has to go second, thanks to rule 4.
We have H, Y and R left to place. Any combination is fine, as long as you don’t put H in fifth.
This is a Could Be True question, so you should see if this scenario answers the question.
It does! Y can go sixth, so E is CORRECT.
Normally I recommend disproving all the other answers. However, since this is a very hard, time consuming game, I would just move on at this point and hope I hadn’t made a mistake.
That’s if you were doing the game in a timed setting. Since this book is a guide, I’ll show you how to disprove the other answers. No need to read these unless you were stuck on one of the answers.
A is wrong because H can’t go beside G.
For B, here’s my attempt to put J first.
We still have to place Q – S – Y, and H and R.
S can’t go beside Q, so S – Y must go after G.
We still have to place H and Q. H is a problem. H can’t go beside J or G. This diagram doesn’t work.
So J has to be second, and B is wrong.
This also proves C is wrong. Q can’t go second, because J has to be second.
D is wrong. Here’s what happens if you try to put S fifth:
We still have R and H left to place. R has to go in seventh, after G. That leaves only spot 3 for H. This doesn’t work, because H can’t be beside J or G.
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