Question

Choose the correct answer from the options given below: 

Laura Merton's father was a retired

1. Admiral
2. Colonel
3. Flying officer
4. General Manager

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Colonel

The correct answer is Colonel. 

Laura Merton is a character in the short story The Model Millionaire by Oscar Wilde. 

Let's look at the line from the short story. 

• "The girl he loved was Laura Merton, the daughter of a retired Colonel who had lost his temper and his digestion in India, and had never found either of them again."
• From the above line we can infer that Laura Merton's father was a retired Colonel.

Therefore the correct answer is Colonel.