I think it's C , but I'm not 100% sure.
I'd say It plainly establish that the purpose of the article is to describe the resignation
1. (knocked)
2. (obey)
3. (boils)
4. (flew)
5. (received)
6. (left)
7. (cried)
8. (teaches) (goes)
9. (is going)
10. (invented)
11. (move)
12. (talked)
13. (rained)
14. (galloped)
15. (went) (was asleep)
16. (will attend to)
17. (originated)
18. (tried)
19. (studied)
20. (wrote) (hope)
21. (shines)
22. (made)
23. (rained)
24. (have to do)
Sorry I couldn't answer the rest...please correct the answers above if I'm wrong!! :)