A pet store has 4 cages in a row. Available pets: hamster, rabbit, parrot, fish. The parrot cannot be next to the fish. The rabbit is in cage 1 or cage 4. The hamster is in cage 2. If the rabbit is in cage 4, what cage is the parrot in?

✓ Correct Answer: Option C

Hamster=2, Rabbit=4. Parrot and fish fill cages 1 and 3. Parrot not adjacent to fish. Cage 1 is adjacent to cage 2 (hamster), cage 3 is adjacent to 2 and 4. If parrot=3, fish=1; parrot(3) adjacent to fish? No, fish=1, parrot=3 — not adjacent ✓. If parrot=1, fish=3; parrot(1) adj to fish(3)? No, 1 adj to 2, not 3 ✓. Both work? Parrot not next to fish: 1 and 3 are NOT adjacent. So both positions work. Answer: A (cage 1 or 3).