Question

Read the following sentence from “No Dogs Bark."

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is letter B.

Explanation:

No Dogs Bark is a short story written by Mexican writer Juan Rulfo. It narrates the story of a father that is carrying his dying son to a town in order to find a doctor. In this case, the speaker shows that the father is determined to find help for his son by stressing the actions he plans to do, such as finding a doctor, and also the things the father had done, such as the time he has carried the son, ir order to help him.

Answer 2

Answer:

B: to emphasize the father's determination to find help for his son.

Explanation:

 The author's main purpose for including these words spoken by the father is to emphasize his determination to find help for his son, and there are some words or phrases in them that seem to express this idea, such as "..I'll find somebody  to take care of you."; "..there's a doctor...I'll take you to him."; "I've carried you for hours, and I'm not going to leave you lying here..."