Given below are six sentences taken from a paragraph. The first and the last sentences are numbered S1 and S2 and are placed in the first and last positions respectively and are fixed in their positions. The other four sentences between the first and last sentences are jumbled up and are numbered A, B, C, and D. Rearrange the jumbled sentences in a logical sequence keeping the unity and coherence of the paragraph intact. Choose the correct alternative that best describes the sequence.
S1. Thereupon Saidjah tore a piece off his much-worn blue turban and gave it to Adinda to keep as a pledge and then left her and Badoer.
A. He had never before seen the like.
B. He walked many days, passing through Rankas-Belong, not yet capital of Lebak, through Warong-Goonoong, the home of the Assistant Resident, and the next day he came to Pamarangand, which lies in a garden.
C. He remained there a day, because he was tired, but in the coolness of the night he went his way, and the following day arrived at Tangerang.
D. The day after, he came to Serang and was astonished at the magnificence and size of the place, and the number of tiled stone houses.
S2. There he bathed in the river and rested at the home of an acquaintance of his father's who showed him how to make straw hats like those from Manila.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The sentences describe Saidjah's journey after leaving Adinda.
S1 sets the scene of him leaving.
Sentence B logically follows as it describes the initial part of his walk and the places he passed through.
Sentence D continues the journey, describing his arrival at Serang and his astonishment, which is a new observation.
Sentence A explains that he was astonished because "He had never before seen the like," directly referencing the astonishment mentioned in D.
Sentence C describes his continued travel from that location to Tangerang.
S2 concludes the journey, detailing his activities upon arrival at Tangerang.