Question

Most immigrants passed through Ellis Island in about one day. Carrying all their worldly possessions, they left the examination hall and waited on the dock for the ferry that would take them to Manhattan, a mile away. Some of them still faced long journeys overland before they reached their final destination. Others would head directly for the teeming immigrant neighborhoods of New York City.

What best paraphrases the central idea of the excerpt?

Answer 1

B.

Step-by-step explanation:

because it says that Most immigrants passed through Ellis Island in about one day. Carrying all their worldly possessions, they left the examination hall and waited on the dock

Answer 2

After leaving Ellis Island, the newcomers went on to live in many different places.