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Verbal·Craft and Structure·Text Structure and Purpose
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The following text is adapted from J.M. Barrie’s 1911 novel Peter Pan. [Children] soon know that they will grow up, and the way Wendy knew was this.

One day when she was two years old she was playing in a garden, and she plucked another flower and ran with it to her mother. I suppose she must have looked rather delightful, for Mrs. Darling put her hand to her heart and cried, “Oh, why can’t you remain like this for ever!” This was all that passed between them on the subject, but henceforth Wendy knew that she must grow up.
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?
A
It asks a question about Wendy’s personality and then answers that question in detail.
B
It makes a prediction about something Wendy will do in the future and then indicates a reason for making that prediction.
C
It states an assumption about children and then considers the ways in which Wendy differs from others.
D
It makes a claim about children and then illustrates it with a description of Wendy’s experience.