The answer is letter b.
He gives her a kiss. He kiss Aunt
Sally in the mouth and that causes her to hit Tom with her spinning stick. She considers Tom’s behavior inappropriate
and disrespectful that prompted her to hit Tom.
Turning out to be just like his father (A)
As an aging, conventional person of little consequence
Answer:
The author's purpose is to inform how a pencil and eraser are made.
Explanation:
As you can see in the text above, the author is informing readers about the elements that make up a pencil and an eraser, since the author describes these elements. In this case, we can consider that this is an informative text, where the intention of the author is only to inform and not to present opinions or arguments.