D, notice how the first 3 answers are alike! They are all personal where as the 4th is more of a statement not made personally
Answer:
The reader learns that Dill has no home.
Explanation:
“Grandma says he hasn’t got a home—”
“Has too, he lives in Meridian.” “—he just gets passed around from relative to relative, and Miss Rachel keeps him every summer.”
This very brief passage gives us further insight into Dill's character, and once again reminds us that things are not always as they seem.
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.