Directions : Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the most appropriate option :

The Ghost in the Forest

Many people who live near the Theme Park are afraid to go into the forest area. There is a legend, that a woman who once lived in the forest as an outlaw hundreds & hundreds of years ago, still walks there as a ghost at night. The legend says, she was a great warrior from a rich family, but the wicked king, who ruled the country, killed her family and burned her castle, that is quite close to the Theme Park. Her name was Maureen. Maureen escaped being killed, by running into the forest. Because of this, the king made an announcement to reward the person who reported anything about Maureen by giving a handsome amount of 500 gold coins. Many of the poor people, who knew Maureen liked her very much and they told her what the king was going to do. Maureen decided to fight the king. She did this by helping the poor, robbing the rich and giving their money to the poor. Every time someone rich come through the forest, she would rob him. Maureen was a heroine for the poor, but in the end, one of the poor betrayed her. She was caught by the king's soldiers and hung in the forest by the king from one of the old oak trees. The legend says, that her ghost still walks there by night. So Beware! ! !

Where did Maureen go after her family was killed and her castle was burnt ? She went.......

Question

Directions : Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the most appropriate option :

The Ghost in the Forest

Many people who live near the Theme Park are afraid to go into the forest area. There is a legend, that a woman who once lived in the forest as an outlaw hundreds & hundreds of years ago, still walks there as a ghost at night. The legend says, she was a great warrior from a rich family, but the wicked king, who ruled the country, killed her family and burned her castle, that is quite close to the Theme Park. Her name was Maureen. Maureen escaped being killed, by running into the forest. Because of this, the king made an announcement to reward the person who reported anything about Maureen by giving a handsome amount of 500 gold coins. Many of the poor people, who knew Maureen liked her very much and they told her what the king was going to do. Maureen decided to fight the king. She did this by helping the poor, robbing the rich and giving their money to the poor. Every time someone rich come through the forest, she would rob him. Maureen was a heroine for the poor, but in the end, one of the poor betrayed her. She was caught by the king's soldiers and hung in the forest by the king from one of the old oak trees. The legend says, that her ghost still walks there by night. So Beware! ! !

Where did Maureen go after her family was killed and her castle was burnt ? She went.......

Accepted Answer

The correct option is 2:
The question asks where Maureen went immediately after her family was killed and her castle was burnt. The passage explicitly states: "Maureen escaped being killed, by running into the forest." This sentence confirms that her initial action after the tragedy was fleeing to the forest to seek refuge from the wicked king. Her survival depended on escaping into this area, making "to the forest" the direct and correct answer based on the textual evidence. The forest served as her initial sanctuary where she became an outlaw.

The incorrect option is 1:
The text mentions her castle was close to the Theme Park, but it does not state that Maureen fled there for the day. Her escape was a permanent flight to hide from the king, not a temporary visit to the Theme Park.

The incorrect option is 3:
While Maureen later began helping "the poor people" by robbing the rich, the passage clearly indicates that she went "to the forest" *first* to escape death. Her movement to help the poor was a subsequent action, not the immediate destination following the destruction of her home and family.

The incorrect option is 4:
Since the text specifically identifies the destination of her flight—"running into the forest"—this option is false. An explicit destination is mentioned, making "None of the above" invalid.