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nirvana33 [79]
3 years ago
5

Read the excerpt from the beginning of Chapter 1 of Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson. SQUIRE TRELAWNEY, Dr. Livesey, a

nd the rest of these gentlemen having asked me to write down the whole particulars about Treasure Island, from the beginning to the end, keeping nothing back but the bearings of the island, and that only because there is still treasure not yet lifted, I take up my pen in the year of grace and go back to the time when my father kept the Admiral Benbow inn and the brown old seaman with the sabre cut first took up his lodging under our roof. Which best explains why the narrator mentions the gentleman’s names in the opening sentence?
A. to establish credibility, suggesting many want to hear his tale
B. to foreshadow the story’s ending, as personalities are revealed
C. to give background information on his father’s occupation
D. to help the reader visualize the inhabitants of the inn
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2 answers:
mash [69]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

A. to establish credibility, suggesting many want to hear his tale

Explanation:

In the excerpt from "Treasure Island," by Robert Louis Stevenson, the narrator directs attention to the number of credited men who wish to read his story, such as Squire Trelawney and Dr Livesey, who have asked him "to write down the whole particulars about Treasure Island." Besides, the author creates interest by mentioning an undiscovered treasure and the arrival of a mysterious character in the narrator's life.

horsena [70]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

a) to establish credibility, suggesting many want to hear his tale.

Explanation:

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