Multiple choice

In context, which of the following is the best way to revise and combine the underlined portions of sentences 18 and 19 (reproduced below)?

I have always considered myself to be a Catholic. Now he had me asking myself the question, Am I really Catholic?

  1. Catholic; now he had me asking myself the question, “Am I really Catholic?”

  2. Catholic, in contrast now he was asking me the question, “Am I really Catholic?”

  3. Catholic and now this question, “Am I really Catholic”, I had to ask myself.

  4. Catholic, but now he made me ask myself the question, “Am I really Catholic?”
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Sentence 18 suggests that the writer has always considered himself to be a Catholic whereas in sentence 19, the writer is found questioning himself about being Catholic; which implies that both the sentences are contrary to each other. Options (2) and (4) highlight this contrast. As option (4) explicates this contrast cogently, hence forms the answer.

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