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read the passage why ,abe ,'' said mrs . duncan , ''what has brought you here at this late hour ? i hope that nothing has happened ! '' ''that bill of yours , you paid me two dollars and six cent, did you not? it was not right ,''
which satement best explains the author's purpose?

a. the purpose is to explain because of the facts it expresses .

b the purpose is to persuade because of the character trait it reveals

c. the purpose is to explain because of the use of third-person point of view

d. the purpose is to persuade because of the opinios is expresses

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Araby every morning i lay on the floor in the front parlour watching her door. the blind was pulled down to within an inch of the sash so that i could not be seen. when she came out on the doorstep my heart leaped. i ran to the hall, seized my books and followed her. i kept her brown figure always in my eye and, when we came near the point at which our ways diverged, i quickened my pace and passed her. this happened morning after morning. i had never spoken to her, except for a few casual words, and yet her name was like a summons to all my foolish blood. what is the general tone of the passage? a. courageous b. comical c. passionate d. fearful