6. What is the author's likely purpose for the following figurative language from paragraph 29 ? "My heart was lead in my body!"
O A The author uses an idiom to emphasize Eve's excitement at
discovering another woman in the Garden of Eden.
OB The author uses a simile to convey Eve's disappointment at the
departure of the mysterious sea creature.
O c The author uses personification to highlight how Eve is depressed
about Adam's lack of affection toward her.
OD The author uses a metaphor to express how forlorn Eve feels at the
disappearance of her reflection, which she mistakes for a friend.

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.

the pronoun reference replaces a noun, but you have to make sure there's no room for confusion.

in the first sentence "her" could be referring to shely or to the sister. the answer there is "shelly called her sister and told her about the new baby."

in the second sentence "it" could be referring to the roof or the floor. the answer there is "since the roof leaks on the family room floor, we need to repair the roof."