Question

Lorraine Jean Hopping’s viewpoint in "Bone Detective" is that Diane France’s work has helped many people.

Hopping’s purpose in writing this text is to

persuade readers to choose careers that help many people.
convince readers to hire someone like Diane France.
give readers an idea of how Diane’s work is useful to others.
inform readers about how to help make skull casts.

Answer 1

give readers an idea of how Diane’s work is useful to others.

Explanation: Hopping emphasizes how France’s forensic facial reconstructions have helped identify people and aided investigations, so the author’s purpose is to show the usefulness and impact of her work.