Question

read this sentence from paragraph 11 of the passage.

the average american moves 11.7 times; and most people who keep print books are packrats, accumulating more and more of them as time goes by.

which words from the sentence help you understand the meaning of the word packrats?

○ average american
○ who keep print books
○ accumulating more and more
○ moves 11.7 times

reading passage
paper book

1. as many people have figured out, an e - book library is portable. anyone who has ever lugged boxes and boxes of print books from a moving van up to a third - floor apartment will agree that it’s much easier and less expensive to move and store e - books. the average american moves 11.7 times, and most people who keep print books are packrats, accumulating more and more of them as time goes by. that’s a lot of heavy lifting.

Explanation:

To understand "packrats", we analyze context. "Accumulating more and more" shows the action of collecting, which defines a packrat (someone who hoards). Other options relate to demographics or moving, not the meaning of packrats.

Answer:

C. accumulating more and more