Act I introduces Annie Sullivan as she says good-bye to Anagnos, a kind man who has helped her for many years. Annie is leaving the Perkins School for the Blind, a school named for a visually impaired shipping merchant from Boston. She and Anagnos discuss her new assignment, and Annie is curious about teaching a young blind girl. At the end of Act I, the other Perkins students enter to offer Annie presents and bid her farewell.

Question

Which statement contains a detail that should be eliminated to improve this summary?

1.Act I introduces Annie Sullivan as she says good-bye to Anagnos, a kind man who has helped her for many years.
2.Annie is leaving the Perkins School for the Blind, a school named for a visually impaired shipping merchant from Boston.
3.She and Anagnos discuss her new assignment, and Annie is curious about teaching a young girl with visual impairments.
4.At the end of Act I, the other Perkins students enter to offer Annie presents and bid her farewell.

Answer 1

The statement that contains a detail that should be eliminated to improve this summary is:

2. Annie is leaving the Perkins School for the Blind, a school named for a visually impaired shipping merchant from Boston.

The detail about the school being named for a visually impaired shipping merchant does not directly contribute to the key points of Act I and can be considered extraneous for a concise summary.