In an earlier post I mentioned I was applying for a job as a test-writer. I'm still in the process of interviewing for that job; hence, I've have test questions on the brain. Here's one for you:

Two ex-lovers, Lover A and Lover B, stare at each other in their purple Honda Fit after a long drive home from work. Lover B has tears in his eyes. During the drive, he experienced a revelation: he had resented Lover A for coming to his aid, especially towards the end of their relationship, because it made Lover B feel weak. Lover B realized he ended the relationship largely because he despised his own weakness. Lover A watches him, wanting nothing more than to reach across the shift module and touch Lover B's face. He reaches out; Lover B leans forward, pulling Lover A into a tight embrace. Lover A kisses him on the mouth. Lover B returns the kiss, then gently backs away. "I'm a terrible person," he says. "I'm no good for you right now - or anyone." Lover A counters that B isn't a terrible person, merely a flawed human being like all of us. Lover B embraces him again, thanking him. Lover A nestles his head into Lover B's shoulder. They sit like this for awhile. Adrift from each other and themselves after 37 days of separation, tonight, if only for a few moments, they have reconnected.

This is the setup, the "reading selection." Here is the question:

Given Lover B's realization that he broke up with Lover A because he feared his own weakness, and also given his tenderness towards Lover A in the car, which of the following would most likely happen the next day?

(a) Lover B comes crawling back to Lover A. He begs forgiveness for his behavior during the last 37 days and, with tears in his eyes, proclaims his undying love.

(b) Lover B does not communicate with Lover A. Instead he makes an appointment with a therapist, begins earnestly taking stock of his own fears, and replays the events of the previous night in his head, smiling gently at the memory.

(c) Lover B does not communicate with Lover A. Instead he goes to the city for dinner and tango-dancing with his new boyfriend of roughly 37 days.

Clearly answer choice "a" is wishful thinking on my part. But surely the most reasonable choice - the most emotionally mature - is "b," right?

The correct answer? "C," of course.