Question

Which sentence best describes the crowds as the authorities began to clear out the Collyers' house?

In the meantime, the authorities began to clear out the Collyers' house. Crowds of news reporters, photographers, and others who were "just plain curious" watched as truckloads of junk were hauled away from the three-story home. Many of the items were leftover from their father's medical practice. There was an early X-ray machine and human organs that had been pickled in jars. There was medical equipment and stacks and stacks of medical books and old files.

Answer 1

This selection states, "More than half a century later, the Collyer brothers remain in local history." Which sentence gives an example that supports this?

A

B

Today the Collyer Brothers Park sits in the space where the house used to be.

You name it, and somebody somewhere probably collects it.

Homer, the older brother, went blind and lost the use of his arms and legs.

Homer and Langley Collyer were born in New York City in the 1880s.

Answer 2

The sentence that best describes the crowds as the authorities began to clear out the Collyers' house is: "Crowds of news reporters, photographers, and others who were 'just plain curious' watched as truckloads of junk were hauled away from the three-story home." This captures the scene of onlookers, highlighting their diverse motivations for being there, from professional to casual curiosity.