This question tells us the first call was nonlocal. If the first is nonlocal and the third is also nonlocal, then this heavily restricts T and Q: both need to be local, so neither T nor Q can be first or third.
QV are the most restricted, since we need two slots for them and now Q can’t be local. So let’s think about where to put them. We can’t put them second:
The problem is that S goes first to be in front of Q (rule 1), but rule 2 says that S and V need to have different call types. However, for this question calls 1 and 3 are both nonlocal. Meaning S and Q would be the same call type.
So, we instead need to put QV fourth and fifth:
The next most restricted variable is T. It has to be a local call, so it can only go second, because 1st and 3rd are both nonlocal:
S and R are the two others left to place. They can go in either slot. The only restriction on S is it needs to have a different type of call than V. Since only 1st and 3rd are open to S and both those calls are nonlocal, this forces V to be local.
This question is about how many call’s positions are fixed. There are three calls fixed, T, Q and V. So C is CORRECT.
This analysis eliminates all other answer choices. T, Q and V are fixed, so A and B are wrong: three need to be fixed, not 1 or 2. R and S aren’t fixed, so more than three calls being fixed isn’t correct either.
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