Read the passage from sugar changed the world. we don't know exactly what nina's grandfather's invention did, but as the story goes, he found a way to give raw beet sugar sparkling hues. people from russia to the cafés of vienna could now buy cheap and attractive sugar produced on european soil. serfs were much like slaves, since they had no choice about where they lived or worked. yet nina's grandfather made so much money from his invention that he was able to buy his freedom from his owner. what is the purpose of this text? a.) to inform readers about the grandfather’s role in creating beet sugar b.) to entertain readers with stories about one of the grandfather’s inventions c.) to convince readers that beet sugar is better than cane sugar d.) to show readers what life was like for a typical russian serf

Letter A is incorrect: There’s no information about the role of Nina’s grandfather in creating beet sugar. “we don’t know exactly what Nina’s grandfather’s invention did…”.

Letter B is incorrect: There is no other invention listed on the text, only beet sugar.

Letter C is incorrect: There is no mention of the quality of beet sugar only the price and attraction of the sugar is mentioned - sugar cane sugar was produced usually in another continent what made the prices higher.

Letter D is correct: The text mentions the hard life of Russian serfs - were treated just like slaves - and how they did not have any choice on their freedom, yet Nina’s grandfather's invention gave him so much money that it made possible for him to get free from being a servant.

The purpose of the text is to inform readers about the grandfather’s role in creating beet sugar (A)

she is later raised by him and his wife, madame valmonde, who sees her as gift from god, as the couple cannot have their own children. later, desiree falls in love with a wealthy man, armand aubigny, and they get married.

the answer is both an appeal to ethos and logos (if that's what your question options were)