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literary narrative: this passage is adapted from the essay \some
narcissus album a dog\ by harry esty dounce, which appeared in christopher
morleys modern essays in 1921.
the day he came was a beautiful one in august. a touring car brought him. they
put him down on our corner, meaning to lose him, but he crawled under the car, and
they had to prod him out and throw stones before they could drive on. i carried him
on the railroad tracks. that night he got chop bones, and he slept on the mat. the
second morning we thought he had gone. the third he was back, wagging approval
of us and intent to stay, which seemed to leave no choice but to take him in. we
called him
ibble,\ and soon his tail would answer to it.
as soon as he would dig furiously by the hour after a field mouse, as spaniel he
would
ead\ the breeze with the best nose among the dog folk of our neighborhood
or follow a trail quite well. i knew there was retreating blood. a year ago he caught
and brought me, more during the heart injury, an oriole that probably had flown against

which of the following events in the passage occurred first chronologically?
a a touring car left nibble on a street corner.
b nibble got two scars on his back.
c nibbles leash and drinking dish were hidden.
d nibble caught an oriole.

Explanation:

The passage describes the events in chronological order. The first event mentioned is that "A touring car brought him. They put him down on our corner". This indicates that the touring car leaving Nibbie on a street corner was the first - occurring event.

Answer:

A. A touring car left Nibbie on a street corner.