The correct answer choices are:
Atkinson unsuccessfully tries to stab the narrator.
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The clock strikes midnight while Withencroft is still writing.
If the audience is very young, the primary goal is to entertain. For older people, however, there are a variety of different things the writer could be trying to accomplish, such as persuading, entertaining, and even informing. For that, you'd have to look at the content.
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