Read this excerpt from The People Could Fly
For John knew exactly what the slaveowner wanted done and exactly when he wanted it done, as well.
The truth was that John collected all he needed to know from eavesdroppin, by listenin in on the slaveowner and his wife while
they ate their supper.
Which element of a folktale is included in this excerpt?

A. It includes a clever person who plays a trick on someone else.
B. It has different versions, depending on the storyteller.
C. It describes a person who has an exaggerated ability.
D. It is orally passed down through generations.

It's to know your purpose before you read something because a purpose can:

Read the excerpt from elie wiesel’s all rivers run to the sea. why were those trains allowed to roll unhindered into poland? why were the tracks leading to birkenau never bombed? i have put these questions to american presidents and generals and to high-ranking soviet officers. since moscow and washington knew what the killers were doing in the death camps, why was nothing done at least to slow down their “production”? that not a single allied military aircraft ever tried to destroy the rail lines converging on auschwitz remains an outrageous enigma to me. birkenau was “processing” ten thousand jews a day. stopping a single convoy for a single night—or even for just a few hours—would have prolonged so many lives. based on the paragraph, the author would most likely agree that it is best to avoid confrontation at all costs. people need to be proactive when they witness an injustice. countries should remain neutral to keep alliances strong. moscow and washington are to be blamed for the holocaust.

"first of all, how could they mistake a man for a sasquatch? " which best explains the purpose of this question (from review 2)? a) to illustrate how much the book uses humor b) to show how unbelievable parts of the story are c) to convince the reader that the novel is poorly written d) to highlight the differences between the characters in the novel