“The hidden history of secret passages” 15) What can you infer about the author's purpose in writing this passage?

A) It is to entertain the reader by telling jokes about the
secret passages.
B) It is to describe in detail the way different secret
passages were constructed.
C) It is to persuade the reader that the North deserved
to win the American Civil War.
D) It is to inform the reader about the various uses of
secret passages in different historical settings.

In the story "a very old man with enormous wings", why does the young girl get changed into a spider?

Which word best describes the author's tone in this excerpt from "that spot" by jack london? i don’t think much of stephen mackaye any more, though i used to swear by him. i know that in those days i loved him more than my own brother. if ever i meet stephen mackaye again, i shall not be responsible for my actions. it passes beyond me that a man with whom i shared food and blanket, and with whom i mushed over the chilcoot trail, should turn out the way he did. i always sized steve up as a square man, a kindly comrade, without an iota of anything vindictive or malicious in his nature. i shall never trust my judgment in men again. why, i nursed that man through typhoid fever; we starved together on the headwaters of the stewart; and he saved my life on the little salmon. and now, after the years we were together, all i can say of stephen mackaye is that he is the meanest man i ever knew. a. excited b. ironic c. indignant d. playful

Experiments were conducted to try to teach chimpanzees sign language