Question
Read this passage from the story:
The magician then gestured at the box by his feet. "But be warned that all magic—"
"Requires a small amount of courage and a certain finesse." Joey mumbled the rest of the line as the magician said it. His throat closed around the last word. He felt his fiancée shift in her seat.
The author's purpose for writing this passage was to __________.
suggest that Joey had seen the magician perform before
show that Joey has mysterious powers
suggest that Joey made his fiancée uncomfortable
show that Joey is also a magician
The magician then gestured at the box by his feet. "But be warned that all magic—"
"Requires a small amount of courage and a certain finesse." Joey mumbled the rest of the line as the magician said it. His throat closed around the last word. He felt his fiancée shift in her seat.
The author's purpose for writing this passage was to __________.
suggest that Joey had seen the magician perform before
show that Joey has mysterious powers
suggest that Joey made his fiancée uncomfortable
show that Joey is also a magician
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The author's purpose for writing this passage was to **suggest that Joey had seen the magician perform before**.