Fiction is about things that did not happen
Nonfiction is about real world events or things that did happen
I'd say It plainly establish that the purpose of the article is to describe the resignation
C. Both of these
A signal statement tells people that something important is coming so the listener or reader needs to pay close attention. The statement "keep in mind" signals to the reader that what comes next could be an important factor. The second statement "I want you to understand..." also signals to the reader or listener that what will follow is important for the reader to pay attention to.
No, this is false.
Just because you are using your own words does not mean that you're not copying or stealing the ideas of others. So even if you paraphrase, you should give the source of the idea. In general it's always good to give a reference - I don't think that it is ever a bad thing, so you can do nothing wrong if you do it!