If this question has the same list of options as to the questions <span>previously </span>posted here , then the answer would be letter C. She could use her charm before or after the experiment or if the experiment did not take place, unless she was a hag before the experiment took place.
To engage the reader, the author asks a thought-provoking question.
The author asks “...how and when did baseball become recognized as the national sport of the United States?”’to introduce the reader to the topic of the text and cause them to begin considering it.
To deepen reading comprehension. That's what I remember learning