Which best describes the author’s purpose in the excerpt you read from Free the Children? to inform readers about conditions in brick kilns, and to persuade them that Iqbal was probably older than previously reported to inform readers about the inconsistencies in Iqbal’s story, and to persuade them that what is more important is Iqbal’s impact on the fight to end child labor to inform readers about the truth behind Iqbal’s story, and to persuade them that Iqbal’s death was the result of foul play to inform readers about the mysterious parts of Iqbal’s story, and to persuade them that his mother and cousins are not to be trusted
