Read the sentence from "Raccoon Olympics."
It will not occur to me until I am an adult to wonder if Paul convinced all the kids he could train wild raccoons to compete in swim meets, or if he just made up a kinder explanation for me.
What is the author's purpose in this sentence?
Responses
to convey the feeling that the speaker was very fond of Paul when she was a child
to convey the feeling that the speaker was very fond of Paul when she was a child
to inform readers about how to train raccoons
to inform readers about how to train raccoons
to let the reader know she had a vivid imagination as a child
to let the reader know she had a vivid imagination as a child
to let the reader know that she realized as an adult that Paul was not telling her the truth