ENGLISH II TN READY ASSESSMENT (FINAL EXAM) Which sentence best expresses a central idea of passage 1?
O A. The artist Basil Hallward is so entranced with a portrait he has painted that he does not want to put it on public display
O B. Lord Henry, a patron of the arts tries to persuade the artist Basil Hallward to change the gallery he works with.
O C. Basil Hallward's earlier disappearance from London had caused a great deal of excitement in the city
O D. Basil Hallward risks his professional reputation by insisting that his work not be displayed