3. What is the author's overall purpose in the text?

A to encourage students to go to
college to chase their passion,
rather than get a job

B to criticize colleges for not helping
students locate jobs after they
leave college

C to suggest that students consider
alternatives to college, as there's
no guarantee that it'll pay off

D to show how there is no proven
path through college that
guarantees a high-paying job

What kind of sentence is the following example? before he started tp watch tv, he made sure that he had all of his favorite snacks (ice cream and chips), and he sure to get all of his homework finished.

Which excerpt from the awakening best highlights the elation edna feels when she thinks of robert? the morning was full of sunlight and hope. edna could see before her no denial—only the promise of excessive joy. she lay in bed awake, with bright eyes full of speculation. “he loves you, poor fool.” he would come to her in the afternoon or evening, sit and roll his cigarette, talk a little, and go away as he had done the night before. but how delicious it would be to have him there with her! robert did not come that day. she was keenly disappointed. he did not come the following day, nor the next. each morning she awoke with hope, and each night she was a prey to despondency. his horses were full of mettle, and even a little unmanageable. she liked the rapid gait at which they spun along, and the quick, sharp sound of the horses' hoofs on the hard road.

What did mark twain contribute to the history of the novel? select all that apply.