Which of Robert's actions in The Number Devil best reveals that the author's purpose is to entertain?

dealing with the tricks his dreams are playing on him
staggering down to the basement in his pajamas
having a conversation with an imaginary number devil
thinking about his friends Al, Betsy, and Charlie

Julius caesar. [brutus.] with this, she fell distraught, and, her attendants absent, swallowed fire. cassius. and died so? brutus. even so. cassius. o ye immortal gods! [enter lucius, with wine and taper] brutus. speak no more of her. give me a bowl of wine. in this i bury all unkindness, cassius. cassius. my heart is thirsty for that noble pledge. fill, lucius, till the wine o'erswell the cup; i cannot drink too much of brutus' love. [exit lucius. enter titinius, with messala] brutus. come in, titinius; welcome, good messala. now sit we close about this taper here, and call in question our necessities. cassius. portia, art thou gone? brutus. no more, i pray you. what moral dilemma does brutus confront in this excerpt? brutus lets go of his anger toward cassius and forgives him. brutus decides that he will not mourn portia and will stay loyal to cassius. brutus decides that he is too angry at cassius to remain friends with him. brutus questions whether cassius's life should be ended.

Indicate which statement best summarizes how john proctor feels toward the reverend parris based on his statenents of him in the crucible.

How is theme of loneliness developed in chapter 4? thinking about the characters lennie, crooks, candy, and curley's wife