Read the excerpt from the Nathanial Hawthorne story “Rappaccini's Daughter.”

These reminiscences (memories) and associations…caused Giovanni to sigh heavily, as he looked around the desolate and ill-furnished apartment.
Which of the following best paraphrases the excerpt?


Giovanni felt sick as he looked at his furniture.


Old memories made Giovanni sigh with contentment.


Giovanni remembered the great apartment he used to live in.


These memories made Giovanni feel sad as he looked around the empty apartment.


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It is the last one, but it would be helpful if u read the passage, let me see if I have my notes on that story somewhere
These memories made Giovanni feel sad as he looked around the empty apartment.

is correct, Desolate means desserted /empty so i'd think it would be safe to say that the correct answer is "
These memories made Giovanni feel sad as he looked around the empty apartment."