The following text is from Holly Goldberg Sloan's 2017 novel Short.
More than two years ago my parents bought a piano from some people who were moving to Utah. Mom and Dad gave it to my brothers and me for Christmas. I had to act really happy because it was such a big present, but I pretty much hated the thing from the second it was carried into the hallway upstairs, which is right next to my bedroom. The piano glared at me. It was like a songbird in a cage. It wanted to be set free.
©2017 by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
Choose 1 answer.
a. It suggests that the narrator's brothers are talented piano players.
b. It describes the event that led the narrator's parents to buy a piano.
c. It explains why the narrator always wanted a piano close to her bedroom.
d. It establishes how the narrator feels about the piano,
