Thad rained the day before and the hundreds of people who had trampled on the track had turned it into a miserable mass of slippery mud. what might be the author’s purpose in describing the condition of the track at the camp? a. to indicate how miserable the weather can be at the camp b. to emphasize how bad the conditions were in the camp c. to demonstrate how good the conditions were in the camp d. to show what happens when rain mixes with dirt from the track