There was nothing in the house to demand care, to claim attention, to cumber my consciousness with it's insistent, unchanging companionship.
<u>Explanation:</u>
This line in the passage shows that the things in the house are a burden. There was nothing in the house that could give care or attention to the people and were all materialistic things.
All this tells us that the things were not to be with the people and were all materialistic. They could not give companionship, love and care to the people and were only considered as a burden.
Answer:
b. The community anxiously awaits the gathering.
Explanation:
The key point in this excerpt is that all the members of the community had been anxiously waiting for the party to take place, and that is why there was such concern in regards to the weather. But once the sky cleared up and the sun got up, everybody started to have fun at the party.
