What effect does Thomas Paine hope The American Crisis will have on readers? He hopes it will inspire them to return home to England.
He hopes it will persuade them to emigrate to America.
He hopes it will persuade them to draft the Declaration of Independence.
He hopes it will inspire them to keep fighting for independence.

He hopes it will inspire them to keep fighting for independence.

Explanation:

He hopes it will inspire them to return home to England – this is not the right answer. Thomas Paine supports the fight against England, not return to it.

He hopes it will persuade them to emigrate to America – this is not the correct answer. Thomas Paine wrote for people who were already in America.

He hopes it will persuade them to draft the Declaration of Independence – this is the wrong answer. Thomas Paine published The American Crisis when the Declaration of Independence was already made (in 1776.)

He hopes it will inspire them to keep fighting for independence – this is the correct answer. Thomas Paine wrote the pamphlet to express liberal ideas and support the fight for freedom. In the conclusion, he even wrote that he sees “independence as America's natural right and interest”, directly supporting the fight for America’s independence and autonomy.

i have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.

i do not think they will sing to me

it is the background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story. the exposition will often have information about events that happened before the story began. the exposition is often the very first part of the plot.