What is the author’s purpose for writing this article? A) To persuade readers that technology is advancing at a dangerous rate
B) To entertain readers with a fictitious story about an A. I.
C) To inform readers of a significant advancement achieved in A. I. technology
D) To persuade readers that the Internet is a good place to make friends

From Human or Machine? A. I. Experts Reportedly Pass The ‘Turing Test’ by Scott Neuman

Read this excerpt from "the all-american slurp." i pulled the strings out of my stalk. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. my brother followed suit. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. to my left, my parents were taking care of their own stalks. z-z-zip, z-z-zip, z-z-zip. suddenly i realized that there was dead silence except for our zipping. looking up, i saw that the eyes of everyone in the room were on our family. mr. and mrs. gleason, their daughter meg, who was my friend, and their neighbors the badels—they were all staring at us as we busily pulled the strings of our celery. what story element does the author develop in this excerpt? a) lot details about the party b) characterization of the lins c) characterization of the gleasons d) setting details about the gleasons’ house