Read the paragraph and answer the question.
When Philipp Grimm died in 1796, the family was reduced to near poverty. Jakob looked after the other children; even Wilhelm obeyed him. Only help from relatives allowed Jakob and Wilhelm to go to high school. Some teachers looked down on them for being poor, but the boys took honors as the best students.

Which of the following statements provides a summary of the paragraph?
1.Relatives helped pay the brothers' school fees after their father died.
2.The brothers overcame hardship to become the best in their class
3.The death of their father had a lasting effect on their lives.
4.Teachers in the 1800s treated students harshly.

The right option is '2'

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The summary of the whole paragraph was about what happened to the brothers and what became of them afterwards. Thank you.

The actual the correct answer is. Their father died when the boys were young.

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When Philipp Grimm died in 1796, the family was reduced to near poverty.

In my view ,the Author is shares this in the very beginning to describe the life of young vincent  he always felt that after his brother left things can never goo back on the way as they were before  he feels that his brother was  perfect and will  always remain as a rightful  person in the hearts of his parents.

he is feeling very depressed  he does not know whether he is going on right path or not . he always feel like a person from out of this world  the author describes this feeling also as a lonely  person   people who experience life and death accidents in their life  change automatically the life of yong vincent also changes after his brother dies

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