Read this excerpt from "The Cat and the Mice." The cat was naturally very much annoyed at having to go hungry that evening,
and felt very cross all night. But she thought it was only an accident which had
brought the two friends, one in front and one in rear of the procession, and
she hoped to make up for her enforced abstinence by finding a particularly fat
mouse at the end of the procession next morning.
Question 1: Which word best defines the phrase "enforced abstinence"
as it is used in the excerpt?
O disease
O deprivation
O frustration
O precaution