Reordering of sentences (narrative about an old man's dreams): arrange P, Q, R and S to form a coherent paragraph between S1 and S6. S1: He no longer dreamed of storms, nor of women, nor of great occurrences, nor of great fish, nor fights, nor contests of strength, nor of his wife. S6: He urinated outside the shack and then went up the road to wake the boy.

Introduction / Context:
This question is based on a narrative passage adapted from a famous novel about an old fisherman. It tests your ability to arrange jumbled sentences into a coherent paragraph. You must use logical flow, pronoun reference, and thematic continuity to decide the correct order of the middle sentences labelled P, Q, R and S, which sit between S1 and S6.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• S1: He no longer dreamed of storms, nor of women, nor of great occurrences, nor of great fish, nor fights, nor contests of strength, nor of his wife.
• S6: He urinated outside the shack and then went up the road to wake the boy.
• P: He never dreamed about the boy.
• Q: He only dreamed of places and of the lions on the beach now.
• R: He simply woke, looked out through the open door at the moon and unrolled his trousers and put them on.
• S: They played like young cats in the dusk and he loved them as he loved the boy.

Concept / Approach:
To find the correct sequence, use:

• Thematic links: from dreams in S1 to specific dream content in the middle, then to waking up in R leading into S6.
• Pronoun references: \"They\" in S must refer back to a plural noun introduced earlier, which is the lions in Q.
• Contrast and clarification: P clarifies that although he loves the boy, he never dreams about him.

The correct sequence must begin by specifying what he dreams about now, then describe those dreams, then clarify the one thing he does not dream about, and finally show him waking up.

Step-by-Step Solution:
Step 1: S1 talks about what he no longer dreams of. The natural next step is to say what he does dream of now, so Q follows: \"He only dreamed of places and of the lions on the beach now.\" Step 2: The plural pronoun \"They\" in S must refer to the lions mentioned in Q. So S must come immediately after Q: \"They played like young cats in the dusk and he loved them as he loved the boy.\" Step 3: After mentioning that he loves the lions as he loves the boy, it is logical to clarify that he never dreams about the boy. That is P: \"He never dreamed about the boy.\" Step 4: Once the dream sequence is complete, the narrative moves to his waking actions. R fits just before S6: \"He simply woke, looked out through the open door at the moon and unrolled his trousers and put them on.\" Step 5: Combining everything, we get S1 → Q → S → P → R → S6, that is Q S P R.

Verification / Alternative check:
Check any alternative order where R comes earlier. If R appears before Q, we would have him waking up and then the text would return to his dreams, which breaks the temporal flow. If S appears before Q, the pronoun \"They\" would not have a clear antecedent. Therefore, any sequence other than Q S P R creates logical or grammatical problems, confirming that Q S P R is the only coherent order.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Option \"R Q P S\": Waking up in R cannot come before the detailed description of his dreams, and S then lacks a clear antecedent for \"They\". Option \"S R Q P\": Starting with S leaves \"They\" undefined, and R followed by Q breaks the natural dream to waking sequence. Option \"P R S Q\": P cannot come immediately after S1 because there is no prior reference to the boy in the dream list, and R in the middle interrupts the dream description before Q and S.

Common Pitfalls:
Many candidates ignore pronoun reference and focus only on abstract ideas. In jumbled sentence questions, always check what nouns the pronouns like \"they\" or \"he\" can refer to. Also, pay attention to the timeline; descriptive dream content must come before the waking action that leads into S6.

Final Answer:
The proper order of the middle sentences is Q S P R, which forms a smooth and logically connected paragraph between S1 and S6.