Question

Read the sentence from paragraph 14.

But before long these specimens began to seem less valuable.
What is the narrator explaining to the reader in this sentence?

A
The doctor and the professor had already analyzed the specimens.
B
The doctor and the professor no longer thought the specimens were expensive.
C
The doctor and the professor started to lose interest in the specimens.
D
The doctor and the professor found the specimens to carry no monetary value.

Answer 1

The narrator is explaining the following to the reader in this sentence: C The doctor and the professor started to lose interest in the specimens.

What is being explained?

Considering the focus on loss of interest and the lack of emphasis on monetary value, option C is the most accurate explanation of what the narrator is explaining to the reader.

The medical doctor and the professor no longer considered the specimen as holding any academic or monetary value hence, their reason of losing interest in them. There was no need to continue to expend resources on these.