8) The author MOST LIKELY uses the third person point-of-view
for the reader to focus mainly on Tom's thoughts and
actions.
for the reader to have an objective view of all of the
characters
for the reader to focus mainly on Aunt Polly's
thoughts and actions.
for the reader to predict what will happen during the
rest of the story

B)  for the reader to have an objective view of all of the  characters.

Explanation:

I took the test

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what does the author mean by "many journeys" in this excerpt?

government intervention

multiple truths

individual stories

historical monuments

the present continuous is a verb tense which is mainly used to indicates that an action is in progress at the moment of speaking.  

it is formed using: person + verb to be (am/is/are) +verb + - ing form  

example: i am studying at this moment .

in addition, the present continuous is also used in order to express things that will or will not happen in the near future.

example: i am having dinner with some friends tonight.

the speaker sometimes   uses it   to express that an action is repeated and it causes irritation on the part of the speaker

example: my sister is constantly complaining about everything.