Read the exchange from The Number Devil.
"You've made a two out of nothing but ones. Now try this—"
"That's too hard. I can't do it in my head."
"Then use your calculator."
"My calculator! You don't think I take it to bed with me, do you?"
Which line best reveals that the author's purpose is to entertain?
"You've made a two out of nothing but ones. Now try this—"
"That's too hard. I can't do it in my head."
"Then use your calculator."
"My calculator! You don't think I take it to bed with me, do you?"
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The line "My calculator! You don't think I take it to bed with me, do you?" reveals that the author's purpose is to entertain.
the above line is taken from the story The Number Devil: A mathematical adventure written by the author, Hans Magnus Enzensberger.
the story is about a boy named Robert who used to hate maths and his maths teachers as well.however, through a series of twelve dreams on twelve different nights a number devil appears in his dreams. That number devil teaches him maths through various innovative and fun way.
at the end of the story, Robert eventually starts to love maths.
the author with his excellent narrative capability creates an imaginative picture in the mind of the reader while reading the story.