Myself : Hello friend, How do you do?
Friend : I am fine, thank you. Why are you looking so sad?
Myself : Actually I am worried about my final examination What about your preparation for the examination?
Friend : Well, I’m going on well my studies. I am also worried about my exam.
Myself : But tell me about your preparation in different subjects.
Friend : You know I’m weak in English. That’s why, I’m taking special care in English. I’m having a detailed revision in other subjects.
Myself : Are you taking help from any special books?
Friend : Yes but I study text books very carefully.
Myself : I see. I must start working with the text books. What do you think?
Friend : Yes. I think it’ll be very helpful not only for English but also for other subjects.
Myself : Thank you for your supportive suggestion. I wish you good luck.
Friend : You are most welcome
Answer:
To provide details about the story's setting.
Explanation:
'A Girl Named Zippy' is a memoir of Haven Kimmel. This account of the author describes about her childhood spent in Mooreland in Indiana.
In the given excerpt, Kimmel is describing the setting of her story. The setting of the place where she lived and spent her childhood.
<u>The setting describes the serenity of the small town of Indiana, Mooreland and also to suggest how small her town was.</u>
So, the correct answer is that the author is describing the plot of the story in the given excerpt. Thus option D (last option) is correct.