The main point of the first paragraph is to:
A) discuss how Mr. Valenti’s house has changed.
B) describe what is on the front porch of Mr. Valenti’s house.
C) reveal details about the family that now owns Mr. Valenti’s house.
D) point out that the narrator thinks of Mr. Valenti when she sees the house.

The answer is letter A, discuss how Mr. Valenti's house has changed.

Explanation:

The main point of the paragraph is to show how the house of Mr. Valenti changed after he left. Before, it used to have a neat shrubbery and the front porch used to have no clutters. By describing the situation of the house now, one can feel that the paragraph is comparing the house then and now. So, this means that Mr. Valenti always trimmed the shrubbery in order to make it look neat.

The paragraph also mentioned the change in the color of the shutters. The shutters were colored dark blue when Mr. Valenti lived there and now the color is gray because the paint faded. Much of the change was because it wasn't given the love that Mr. Valenti used to give it.

she learned to understand that physical beauty wasn’t as important as being a good person.