Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate answer to complete the sentence correctly and logically.

Gangs are no longer limited to the big cities; they are found almost everywhere and are proliferating even in the _________ and the most bucolic places.

• A. quieter
• B. quietest
• C. alcoholic
• D. vitriolic

Answer 1

The correct option is B quietest

The key to the answer lies in the word 'bucolic' which means pleasant and serene. The word closest to this word is B) quietest and so it is the correct answer. Since the writer has used the superlative adjective 'most bucolic' we will also use superlative adjective to maintain parallelism. Thus the answer is 'quietest'.