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The following text is from a short story. On the last night she walked through every room of the house turning the lights on, until it blazed from the road like a ship, and then she went from room to room turning them off again, and by the time she reached the front door she had said goodbye to all of it.

Which choice best states the central idea of the text?

  1. A. Lighting and then darkening each room is her way of taking leave of the house.Correct
  2. B. She is worried about the electricity bill.
  3. C. The house is on a ship.
  4. D. She has decided not to leave.

Answer: A. Lighting and then darkening each room is her way of taking leave of the house.

Every room lit and then darkened: a farewell.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. She is worried about the electricity bill.
Not suggested.
C. The house is on a ship.
'Like a ship' is a comparison.
D. She has decided not to leave.
She reaches the front door having said goodbye.

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