<u>The answer is option 4: Cause/Effect</u>
The statement shows the principle of cause and effect. This principle refers to the combination of action and reaction, or the relationship between events, things or actions, where one is the result (Effect) of one or several elements (the cause). In this case, the cause is to study fossils, the result or outcome of "the studying fossils" is the knowledge acquisition of animals and plants of the past.
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The setting of the novel is in Nepal, which is among the poorest and least developed countries in the world. This setting plays a big role in the novel because due to Lakshmi's country Nepal being so poor she was forced to sell her body in the "Happiness House".
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