Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
As the rules are presented, there are two basic orders that must be met in
order to be a valid ordering of the poems: Hop-Top-Mop and Bop-Cop-Sop. As long as the orderings
obey these two rules in the broad strokes, they will be valid orderings. Statement A follows this ordering
precisely as laid out, so it is a valid ordering, and thus is invalid in this context. Statement B mixes the
individual ordering, but still follows the basic rules, so it is also a valid ordering and, similarly, invalid in
this context, as is Statement D for the same reasons. Statement C, however, does not present a valid
ordering; Sop is presented before Cop, which violates the second condition of the question and is thus
not a valid ordering. Since that is what the question seeks in this context, C is the correct answer.