Hurr the author's purpose in shania's diary connects to the story's theme by showing how people should try new experiences before judging them. showing how people should have low expectations for new experiences. showing how people should be suspicious of new experiences. showing how people should have high expectations for new experiences.

the correct answer is a "it describes nora and mrs. linde's relationship". opcions b and d are not related to the content of the passage in any way. option c could be appropiate but it does not fully capture the effect of the dialogue, while option a is quite appropiate, since the dialogue not only exemplifies the relationship between the characters, but it also captures the effect in the excerpt. we get to know that mrs linde bosses around and already knows nora.

the answer is b ik this because i ahd this in a quick quiz