Read the following excerpt.

Lenny quietly tucked the baseball underneath the duffel bag and walked to the refreshment table. He hoped that no one would find that ball for the entire practice so they would be able to go home early. He wouldn't miss any pop flies. It would be great.

"Here, I found the ball!" Greg said proudly after shifting the duffel bag aside. "Let's play!" Greg couldn't wait for his turn at bat.

The narrator is telling this story in order to

teach readers the rules of baseball.
give a personal opinion about several characters.
generate reader interest in baseball.
explore the thoughts and feelings of several characters.

Hello!

The narrator is telling the story in order to explore the thoughts and feelings of several characters.

We can determine this through when the writer described that "he hoped no one would find the ball for the entire practice," and "greg couldn't wait for his turn at bat." This describes the thoughts and feelings of two different characters.

The answer could not be the other options because the readers are not learning about baseball, the narrator is not giving an opinion on the characters, and the readers are not generating an interest in baseball because they are not being taught about it.

I hope this helps you! Have a lovely day!

-Mal

answer: a mother fears that the poor lighting poses a danger to the children who play there.