Read the excerpt from "Fish Cheeks.” Then my father poked his chopsticks just below the fish eye and plucked out the soft meat. "Amy, your favorite,” he said, offering me the tender fish cheek. I wanted to disappear.

What is Amy Tan's purpose?

to persuade readers to never eat fish cheeks
to teach readers by describing the taste of fish cheeks
to entertain readers by expressing how embarrassed she felt
to teach readers by providing instructions for using chopsticks

Read this excerpt from we’ve got a job: the 1963 children’s march. though connor was commissioner of public safety, blacks knew that it wasn't their health and safety he intended to protect. and he certainly didn't put out their fires. between the late 1940s and early 1960s, more than fifty black homes and churches in birmingham were bombed. one neighborhood was hit so often, it was called "dynamite hill." no one was ever prosecuted, even when the police could identify the bombers. what is the tone of the excerpt? inquisitive sentimental apologetic scornful