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The bakery's queue starts before dawn because the oven holds only forty loaves at a time and the baker refuses to buy a bigger one. He says the small oven is the reason his bread is good, and his customers, standing in the cold, appear to agree.

Which choice best states the main idea of the text?

  1. A. The baker keeps a small oven for the sake of quality, and his customers accept the wait it causes.Correct
  2. B. The baker is saving up for a bigger oven.
  3. C. The bakery's bread is not popular.
  4. D. The customers are angry about the queue.

Answer: A. The baker keeps a small oven for the sake of quality, and his customers accept the wait it causes.

A limit chosen for quality, and accepted.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The baker is saving up for a bigger oven.
He refuses a bigger one.
C. The bakery's bread is not popular.
The queue starts before dawn.
D. The customers are angry about the queue.
They appear to agree with him.

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