Read this sentence from “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi”:

It was a large garden, only half cultivated, with rose bushes as big as summerhouses, lime and orange trees, clumps of bamboos, and thickets of high grass.

Which statement best explains why the author included this sentence in the passage?

Responses

Readers see the garden as a peaceful place for both humans and animals to enjoy.
Readers see the garden as a peaceful place for both humans and animals to enjoy.

Readers can picture where Rikki-tikki and the other animals live and hunt.
Readers can picture where Rikki-tikki and the other animals live and hunt.

Readers understand why Teddy and his family spend most of their time inside the house.
Readers understand why Teddy and his family spend most of their time inside the house.

Readers understand how safe the garden is for smaller and weaker animals.