English, 16.06.2021 16:10 dbzrules02
Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World.
Nina was always a mysterious figure in the family: beautiful as a movie star, cosmopolitan and elegant, with wide Slavic cheeks. She spoke only Russian, though she lived much of her adult life in Tel Aviv. There were rumors that she came from nobility and that she had once been very rich. She and Avram were thought of as a glamorous couple—he the charming man with his head in the clouds (in Yiddish the word for that kind of person is luftmensh, "air man''), she the mysterious beauty who had given up everything to be with him.
Which statements best describe the author’s purpose for writing this passage? Select two options.
to present background information about Nina
to create a sense of suspense about Nina’s future
to intrigue the reader with details about Nina
to show how Nina was able to mislead people
to persuade the reader that Nina was rich
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Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World.
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