Alonzo winked at his mother's shocked gaze and with a grin quipped, "Sausage and pepperoni pizza for breakfast makes perfect sense. Tomato is technically a fruit. You have your cheese. Cheese is a dairy product. You have your crust- necessary carbs for quick energy in the morning. And don't forget the sausage and pepperoni- my protein. If you think about it, it's just like bacon and eggs, toast, and orange juice." Still grinning, he added, "Really, it is. Well almost. Why are you looking at me that way?" To entertain To inform To persuade Thanks XX

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.