Why did the author most likely include information about O'Keeffe's summers in New Mexico in "Georgia O'Keeffe: Modernist Pioneer"? to describe where she was inspired to paint bones to describe where she had her first gallery opening to explain the location where she met her husband to explain where she started painting flowers

Plz asap read this sentence from paragraph 3 of the article. the boys and girls are merely asked to obtain the signatures of ten friends or relatives. how does the word "merely" affect the meaning of the sentence? a- it suggests that asking people to subscribe to the washington times is something negative. b- it implies that obtaining ten signatures is not a requirement for receiving a prize. c- it downplays the fact that to win the prize, children must ask people to subscribe to the washington times. d- it emphasizes that children receive the prize only if they obtain ten signatures.