Question

sophias father had recently helped move his stony-faced and silent aunt jane into an assisted living facility. this meant that sophia and her dad now had to clean out aunt janes house before the family could sell it.
for hours and hours, sophia helped her father box up or throw away aunt janes boring possessions. beige-colored dishware. sweaters the color of laundry lint with odd, ugly black stains. stacks of childrens fantasy books written and illustrated by velda brigadoon. aunt jane must have had an odd affection for the series, because she seemed to have collected every one of velda brigadoons works.
\why dont you get started cleaning out the attic?\ sophias father suggested.
when sophia opened the door of the attic, her mouth fell open in amazement. it wasnt an attic. it was an artists studio. a drawing table was littered with pencil sketches and bottles of ink. the walls were covered with pen-and-ink drawings of dragons, pirates, and castles. where had sophia seen these drawings before? wait—they were the illustrations in velda brigadoons books!
sophia couldnt believe it. her great-aunt—who, as far anyone knew, had never picked up a drawing pencil in her life—had written and illustrated a famous fantasy series under a pen name.
\dad! dad!\ sophia called. \you have to come see this!\
she picked up a framed photo of aunt jane and stared at it. aunt jane looked the way she always did, with her lank gray hair and baggy sweaters. but now sophia noticed a whimsical gleam in her great-aunts eyes that she had never noticed before, and she understood why aunt janes sweaters were always stained with black ink.
which of the following best describes the main theme or lesson of the story?
theres a lot more to people than what you see on the surface.
artists are usually quirky loners who keep to themselves.
famous and talented people often lead boring private lives.

Explanation:

The story shows that Aunt Jane, who seemed stony - faced, silent, and with "boring possessions" on the surface, was actually the author and illustrator of a famous fantasy series. This reveals that there is more to a person than their outward appearance. The other options are not supported. The story is not about artists being quirky loners in general (only about Aunt Jane's hidden talent) and it contradicts the idea that famous people lead boring private lives as Aunt Jane's private life (her attic studio) was full of creativity.

Answer:

There's a lot more to people than what you see on the surface.