Question

In context, the phrase "pigeonhole way of life" (lines 6-7) refers to a

• A. Frustrated longing for more specialized knowledge
• B. Complacency about a particular way of thinking
• C. Compulsive desire to maintain family unity
• D. Recurrent tendency to ask petty questions
• E. General tendency to avoid unpleasant truths

Answer 1

The correct option is E General tendency to avoid unpleasant truths

The pigeonhole way of life is disturbed when elders are forced to reevaluate things they consider normal, to cross-check aphorisms or customs, which is unpleasant as it might reveal undesirable facts, and destroy stability and peace of a sheltered, small, family unit. Hence, Option E is correct. The rest of the options do not express this meaning, hence incorrect.