Read this excerpt from "How Old Man Winter Was Driven Back." Old Man Winter laughed and shook his hammer in glee, as he drew near. Once, twice, three times, he rapped. The little boy within heard him and rapped three times in reply,—just as Old Man Winter had done. How does this incident propel the action of the story? It leads Old Man Winter to capture the little boy and to force him to be his servant.
It shows the boy's bravery and impresses Old Man Winter, so he gives the boy and his father fire.
It makes Old Man Winter reconsider his behavior, and he brings food to the little boy and his father.
It causes Old Man Winter to become angry and the little boy and his father grow colder.

What type of writing is demonstrated in this excerpt by general philip henry sheridan? at once i set about preparing for the examination which precedes admission to the military academy, studying zealously under the direction of mr. william clark; my old teachers, mcnanly and thorn, having disappeared from somerset and sought new fields of usefulness. the intervening months passed rapidly away, and i fear that i did not make much progress, yet i thought i should be able to pass the preliminary examination. that which was to follow worried me more and gave me many sleepless nights; but these would have been less in number, i fully believe, had it not been for one specification of my, outfit which the circular that accompanied my appointment demanded. this requirement was a pair of "monroe shoes." now, out in ohio, what "monroe shoes" were was a mystery—not a shoemaker in my section having so much as an inkling of the construction of the perplexing things, until finally my eldest brother brought an idea of them from baltimore, when it was found that they were a familiar pattern under another name. a. research essay b. persuasive essay c. biography d. memoir