BROTHER". Hence, 'D' is the first part.The pronoun "they" mentioned in the sentence 'A' refers back to the 'My father and his brother' mentioned in the sentence 'D'. Hence, 'A' follows 'D'.The phrase 'to make a fortune' in the sentence 'A' is linked with the phrase 'they ran away from home' mentioned in the sentence 'C'. Hence, 'C' follows 'A'.The sentence 'B' is the concluding sentence. Hence, 'B' is the last sentence. Hence the correct answer is: My father was a year OLDER than his brother OSCAR. Soon after they left school, they decided that a small town was no place to make a fortune. So, they ran away from home and managed to reach France on a cargo ship. On reaching Paris, they agreed to separate because they wished to be independent of each other. Important Rules to Solve the Para Jumbles:Read the sentences attentively and try to comprehend the idea or theme of the sentence and eliminate the IRRELEVANT options.Try to identify the opening (independent sentence) and closing sentences (concluding sentence).Try to identify the mandatory pairs. Two sentences can be connected through various CONNECTORS and other determinants.