Question

anged in a maze of large and small rooms, looselyanged by subject matter or time period. and my, oh, my,this museum have art! two monets greeted us ine room. a rembrandt looked down on us in another.e crowning jewel was the degas sculpture little dancered fourteen. her perfectly detailed posture seemed toy \whats all the fuss about?\ but at the same time, theork drew me in and would not let go until my husbandally broke the silence with \im going to check out thatodin over there.\ s a consequence of seeing the sculpture, i also learned attle about the history of the joslyn in a plaque under aortrait of its namesake, sarah joslyn. the widow of awealthy omaha businessman, she donated the buildingupon which the museum is housed to the people of omahain 1931. she is said to have stated at the buildingsdedication: \if there is any good in it, let it go on and on.\if the writer were to delete the previous sentence, the essay wouldprimarily lose a:select one answera clarification of what initially drew thenarrator to visit the museum.b suggestion that the narrator wassurprised by the museums collections.c description of the narrators beliefsabout what constitutes important art.d statement of what the narrator says tothose in the vicinity.

Explanation:

The sentence "And my, oh my, this museum have art!" is an enthusiastic, exclamatory reaction to encountering famous artworks (Monets, Rembrandt, Degas) in the museum. It conveys the narrator's surprise at the caliber of the museum's collections. Option A is incorrect because the sentence does not explain why the narrator visited the museum. Option C is incorrect as it does not describe beliefs about important art. Option D is incorrect because it is not a statement the narrator says to others.

Answer:

B. suggestion that the narrator was surprised by the museum's collections.