Answer:
the author's purpose is to persuade or convince
The answer would be option B "Johnny." Johnny died in the hospital because of the fire. It was from the burning down church and Pony, and Johnny went in their to save many little kids. It's not option A because Two-bit doesn't die at all, it's not option C because Ponyboy doesn't die either, it's also not option D because Dallas died in a gun fight with the police.
Hope this helps!
Answer:
a) lives
b) likes
c) gets up
d) eats
e) has
f) takes
g) goes
h) does not eat
i) goes
j) play
k) is
l) can not play
m) sits
n) checks
Some of these may fit in the blanks, some may not. This is just what I think goes good with all the sentences so sorry if some are incorrect!