15 POINTS Read the excerpt from “Husky–The Wolf Dog of the North.”

But the husky is far from uninteresting. As a type of endurance, no better evolved product of natural selection need be sought. If ever a species has been born and bred of hard times, it has. Only the fittest, in a struggle for existence extending through a thousand thousand generations, have survived. And they are well fit.

Which best states the author’s two purposes in this excerpt?

to persuade the reader that huskies are endangered and to entertain the reader with humor
to inform the reader about natural selection and to entertain the reader with a story about a husky family
to entertain the reader with an adventure story and to inform the reader that huskies struggle
to inform the reader about huskies and to persuade the reader that huskies are interesting

answer: buck is a dog living a charmed life on the estate of judge miller, during the time of the klondike gold rush in 1897. he is the king of all the animals on the estate and as such enjoys special privileges, such as the run of the estate and the admirable position of being the judge's favorite dog.

this all ends the day he accompanies manuel on a walk through the orchard to a flag station, where manuel sells him to a stranger. manuel sells buck, because he has gambling debts he needs to pay and a family to support.

this one act changes buck's life irrevocably. it is the catalyst for the rest of the story about buck and his transformation from domestic pet to wild animal.

explanation: read thoughroly ! and u will find your answer and the mean time i will be keeping my eye on you !

the 2nd and 4th are correct

sentence 1 is a claim, and sentence 2 lists supporting reasons.