The following exercises are from "The Mystery of Mona Lisa" which was written by John Martisson.
Why does the author write that thousands of people went to see the Louvre "to see the empty wall"?
1) The author states that "thousands of people went to Louvre to see the empty wall" because:
"The general public was more interested in the crime than the painting that was stolen". (Option A).
How does the author acknowledge that he is not sure exactly how the Mona Lisa was stolen?
2) The author indicates his unawareness of how the theft took place by stressing that no one knew what actually happened because a whole day passed before the theft was discovered. (Option C). This is stated in paragraph 2.
Which statement summarizes the central idea of the passage?
The statement that summarizes the central idea of the passage is: "The Mona Lisa was stolen by Vincenzo Peruggia and became a world-famous painting" (Option D).
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