How do the characters in Amy Tan's story "Rules of the Game" draw on ancient Chinese texts, such as The Art of War, to live life?
They use the strategies for playing chess and for interacting with others.
They use the strategies to outsmart local store owners and get better prices.
They use the strategies to persuade local authorities to address their complaints.
They use the strategies to get good Christmas presents at parties.

What excerpt from a student essay maintains the most objective tone

Read the excerpt from the dark game: true spy stories from invisible ink to cia moles. yet, by the time robert e. lee surrendered to ulysses grant at appomattox, virginia, some four years later, about 620,000 soldiers had died on the battlefields, more than american battle deaths in all other wars from the revolution through the vietnam war. what is the author’s primary purpose for including this detail? to inform readers about the differences between three military conflicts to persuade readers of the seriousness of the american civil war to entertain readers with tales from behind the lines of battle to encourage readers to visit battlegrounds in appomattox, virginia

"first of all, how could they mistake a man for a sasquatch? " which best explains the purpose of this question (from review 2)? a) to illustrate how much the book uses humor b) to show how unbelievable parts of the story are c) to convince the reader that the novel is poorly written d) to highlight the differences between the characters in the novel