At the end he hears the old mans heart beat.
He wanted a divorce from Catherine, and for the second one I believe he suspected the clergy of being disloyal, but I may be wrong on that part.
Answer:
C: To make the reader curious about the events to come
Explanation:
You see that the characters in the passage are suffering, almost dead. The reader is probably curious to find out what will happen next. Its like a hook pulling the reader in.
The correct answer is D) Poverty. Hope this helps.
Answer:
If it were me I would put the two words starting the two paragraphs as "So" and "The"
Explanation:
P.S. I don't know the exact answer this is just what I personally would put. To help you a little more the two words follow along with this. "So in order" and "The first of these"