Molly Is a Private Investigator and Often Finds Herself Relying

question 4

Multiple Choice

Molly is a private investigator and often finds herself relying on her memory to do her job. She is often required to remember tiny details in order to solve a case and to think on her feet. To hone her memory skills, Molly often memorizes lists of words for fun.
-One day in her office,one of the other detectives challenges Molly in a memory competition.In order to win,the two have to memorize a list of 20 pairs of words.You are asked to come up with the list of words for the competition.Which of the following pairs would you expect to be the easiest to memorize

• A) Loyalty and pride
• B) Dog and sunrise
• C) Effort and cat
• D) Duty and hotel

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