“Eleven-year-old Paige, having been abducted by aliens, is perplexed to find herself in a large library with two very polite, tea-drinking boys, Milo and Desmund. Humanoid brothers from the planet Neptune, the boys are keepers of the Intergalactic Collection of Knowledge and Records, a kind of library of all knowledge on Pandora, a moon that orbits the planet Ahria XII.”
To convey the conflict of the story
To introduce the mood of the story
To convey the setting of the story
To introduce the theme of the story
3 answers
The statement that best explains why the author chose to include this excerpt is:
To convey the setting of the story.
The excerpt describes the unusual situation and environment in which Paige finds herself, specifically the library and the characters she encounters, which helps establish the setting of the story.
The sentence advances the plot in the following way:
It builds a suspenseful mood with the word “mysteriously.”
The use of the word "mysteriously" suggests that there is more to the story than what is currently known, creating intrigue and suspense for the reader regarding Milo's knowledge and intentions.
