[Martin] noticed that our small apartment was completely empty. Our old sofa, end tables, and TV were gone. All the family pictures on the wall were missing. Even our small kitchen, which I could see from the front door, was bare. The cheap metal cabinets were open and empty. The air smelled of lemons and bleach, the way it did whenever my mother cleaned.”
8. The main idea of the excerpt is that Martin’s
a. mother used lemon and bleach to clean.

b. mother’s apartment had a small kitchen with cheap cabinets.

c. mother’s apartment has been emptied and cleaned.