October 2005 Real SAT CR Help!!

AmericanPride
Sun, 07 Jun 2015 19:28:58 +0000

I was doing Critical Reading Section 4 and have some questions i really need help with.

(#13) In line 24, “sense” most nearly means
(A) Definition
(B) Intelligence
© Plausibility
(D) Consensus
(E) Impression
I thought it was D - the answer is E. Explanation please?

(#16) The question in lines 39-40 (“had … him”) suggests that Cecil fears that Mr. Beebe will
(A) detect the lack of originality in his thinking
(B) Consider him to be vain
© Tell lucy of his inappropriate remark
(D) Distrust him as a confidant
(E) Attempt to block his engagement to Lucy
Was stuck between C and D. I thought the answer was D, The correct answer is B. No Idea how.

A copy of this Critical reading Passage can be found in the 2014-2015 official SAT practice test Section 3, First reading passage.

Couldn’t find proper explanations online.