Clyde has been hired to deliver a truckload of hogs to a cross-state slaughterhouse. On the way there he stops to visit his girlfriend Samantha, who lives five minutes off his prescribed route. He spends five minutes with her. During those five minutes he is considered to be on a/an __________.
A) escapade
B) detour
C) outing
D) None of the choices are correct.

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During those five minutes, Clyde is on a detour, which means a deviation from a direct route or the usual course of action. Visiting his girlfriend off his prescribed route constitutes a detour.

Clyde Has Been Hired to Deliver a Truckload of Hogs