Read the passage.
lifetime service
why did the author write this narrative?

select each correct answer.

1. to entertain readers with humor about residents of a small town

2. to persuade readers to appreciate business

3. to show admiration for veterans of world war ll

4. to honor the grandfather’s impact on his community

5. to explain that one person can affect many lives

Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. read the following excerpt from the novel "oliver twist" by charles dickens. although oliver had been brought up by philosophers, he was not theoretically acquainted with the beautiful axiom that self-preservation is the first law of nature. if he had been, perhaps he would have been prepared for this. not being prepared, however, it alarmed him the more; so away he went

10. what is the purpose of the introduction in an essay? a. to establish the main idea of the essay. b. to focus on current statistics c. to explain the main idea to the reader d. to highlight the most important concepts

How does understanding a poem's dramatic context a reader understand a theme? explain to me in at least 2 sentences, pleaaassseee! > -