The answer is B. I took the test.
I'm not sure what the story "To Build a Fire" is, but I hope I can help you by telling you that "third person" is when the characters/protagonist are described through "he", "she", etc. and "omniscient point of view" is all seeing, therefore, options 2 and 4 are impossible.
That would be true because topic sentences are meant for expressing the main ideas in paragraphs.
Answer:
He explains Hamlet's behavior through Ophelia's dialogue, thereby tying up loose ends in the plot.
Explanation:
According to the given excerpt, the dialogue between Ophelia and Polonius is recorded as they try to explain the behavior of Hamlet.
Therefore, the most likely reason Shakespeare included this passage is, he explains Hamlet's behavior through Ophelia's dialogue, thereby tying up loose ends in the plot.
