Which statement best describes Hopping's viewpoint and purpose in this excerpt? The author views Diane as a clever scientist and includes this excerpt to inform readers about Diane's sharp reasoning skills. The author views Diane as a thoughtful scientist and includes this excerpt to encourage readers to develop their minds. The author views Diane as a humorous scientist and includes this excerpt to entertain readers with funny stories. The author views Diane as a skillful scientist and includes this excerpt to persuade readers to use scientific techniques to solve problems.

The author views Diane as a clever scientist and includes this excerpt to inform readers about Diane's sharp reasoning skills.

Explanation:

Lorraine Jean Hopping's “Bone Detective" is about Diane France and her expertise in solving mysteries based on clues she finds in the bones of human remains. The story tells the solving of mysteries and murders by a famous and expert doctor.

In the given excerpt from the book, the author describes how Diane came to the conclusion about why the man had changed smoking from one side to the other. By merely inspecting the teeth structure, Diane was able to figure out the possible manner of the shift. This shows how the author thinks Diana is a clever scientist and uses the given excerpt to inform the readers about Diane's sharp reasoning skills.

Thus, the correct answer is the first option.

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