Why did j. r.r. tolkien write the hobbit and other stories of middle-earth? a. he wanted to put an american twist on english folklore. b. he wanted to create stories that filmmakers could adapt into exciting movies. c. he wanted to invent legends and a mythology that would become part of the culture of england. d. he wanted to explain what happened during a period of history that modern people know very little about.

Read this passage from "the city without us" by alan weisman: which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the author's purpose? a. the passage traces several events in the order that they will occur to highlight how nature conquers human civilization. b. the passage shows that natural forces such as an absence of predators and an increase in the squirrel population can lead to destructive results. c. the passage shows that natural forms such as an absence of predators and human hunters can lead to the reforestation of new york city. d. the passage identifies how two natural forces are co-dependent - the deforestation of new york and the extinction of squirrels.