Read the sentence from "Raccoon Olympics."

It will not occur to me until I am an adult to wonder if Paul convinced all the kids he could train wild raccoons to compete in swim meets, or if he just made up a kinder explanation for me.

What is the author's purpose in this sentence?

Responses

to convey the feeling that the speaker was very fond of Paul when she was a child
to convey the feeling that the speaker was very fond of Paul when she was a child

to inform readers about how to train raccoons
to inform readers about how to train raccoons

to let the reader know she had a vivid imagination as a child
to let the reader know she had a vivid imagination as a child

to let the reader know that she realized as an adult that Paul was not telling her the truth

1 answer

to let the reader know that she realized as an adult that Paul was not telling her the truth
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