I would say, D) Both are outwardly beautiful, but of less value internally.
Answer:
To provide details about the story's setting.
Explanation:
'A Girl Named Zippy' is a memoir of Haven Kimmel. This account of the author describes about her childhood spent in Mooreland in Indiana.
In the given excerpt, Kimmel is describing the setting of her story. The setting of the place where she lived and spent her childhood.
<u>The setting describes the serenity of the small town of Indiana, Mooreland and also to suggest how small her town was.</u>
So, the correct answer is that the author is describing the plot of the story in the given excerpt. Thus option D (last option) is correct.
At the end of "The Censors," Juan becomes ill, which eventually leads to his death. We don't know how he contracted the illness, however, but we do know that the story ends with Juan's death by illness.
Hope this helps!
Either answer choice 2 or 3, and im leaning towards choice 3