As used in the sentence, On an episode of NBC's hospital spoof ...

[DyllonKazuo]

As used in the sentence, On an episode of NBC's hospital spoof Scrubs,' a female doctor falls for a fellow
  medical staffer but backs away when she finds out he is a male nurseor, as she calls him, a murse,' the phrase
  backs away means
 
  a. considers seriously
  b. pursues aggressively
  c. walks backward
  d. withdraws

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a useful way to determine the pattern of organization of a passage?
 
  a. distinguishing between fact and opinion
  b. identifying the topic and main idea
  c. knowing the author's purpose
  d. knowing transitional phrases for each type of pattern

[Mholman93]

Answer to Question 1

d. withdraws.

Answer to Question 2

a. distinguishing between fact and opinion