the following question refers to “an interview with dave eggers”:
what is the purpose of the introductory paragraphs in “an interview with dave eggers”?

a. to present a balanced selection of opinions about dave eggers

b. to tell who dave eggers is and why readers might be interested in him

c. to tell why dave eggers likes writing

d. to explain that what follows is non-required reading

Hyperbole in the book messenger by lois lowry

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.

Which sentence is correct? laura lent me her copy of cooking weekly so i could use a recipe. i enjoy doing crossword puzzles from the new york times. herman melville wrote the novel “moby d ick.” maggie loves to read the smithsonian magazine.