Answer fast & ! i really need to bring my grade up for read the excerpt from chapter 8 of the travels of marco polo. let us go on now to tell of a large city which forms part of the province of aden but has a petty ruler of its own. this city, which lies about 400 miles north-west of the port of aden, is called shihr. it is ruled by a count, who maintains strict justice in his domain. he has several cities and towns under his sway but is himself subject to the sultan of aden. the people are saracens and worship mahomet. the city has a very good port; for i assure you that many merchant-ships come here well loaded with goods from india, and from here they export many goods to india. in particular they export innumerable fine chargers and sturdy pack-horses of great worth and price, on which the merchants make a handsome profit. what are most likely the author's purposes for writing this text? select two options. to entertain readers by telling them about the ruler of shihr to inform readers by describing the city of shihr to educate readers by describing the religious practices of shihr to inform readers by giving facts about the ruler of shihr to persuade readers to study the politics of shihr

Lesson 10: crossing borders: unit test “borders” 1.what does the mother’s refusal to state her nationality as canadian or american signify? a)that she resents governmental interference with her life b)that she identifies with neither country c)that she comes from somewhere else d)that she is stubborn and proud 4.the author’s chosen visual images,sensory details, and dialogue all convey a particular feeling in “delfino ii: diez in the desert.” thus feeling is known as: a)tone b)mood c)pathos 5.compare and contrast the poem “mexicans begin jogging” and the story “delfino ii: diez in the desert.” a)both are written about similar themes (immigration), but the story has a more serious mood than the poem b)both focus on mexican immigrants, but the story has a lighter tone than the poem. c)both main characters are afraid: diez is afraid of being caught smuggling people over the border, and soto is afraid of being caught working illegally. d)the tone in both selections is similar, but the subject matter differs slightly. 15. the tone of the poem “ka’ba” versus the tone of the poem “harlem ii” might be described as a)grateful vs ungrateful b)certain vs doubtful c) hurtful vs defeated d)safe vs dangerous