Question

Read the excerpt from “Demon's Run.”

For all their married life, Joshua and Lily Wellcomb lived in a small town in Kansas, where they just managed to feed themselves and their three children. In 1888, Joshua died from influenza, leaving Lily with three children to look after. The family was left with very little money, so when the Oklahoma Land Run was announced in March, Lily had a difficult decision to make. She thought about it for a long time, then she sat her children down at the kitchen table in their tiny house.

What is the purpose of this narration?

to provide a detailed description of a specific event
to provide a history of land runs in the United States
to show how a character completes a difficult task
to provide the Wellcomb family’s backstory

Answer 1

D. To provide the Wellcomb family’s backstory.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

To provide the Wellcomb family's backstory

Step-by-step explanation:

The passage is just giving a short paragraph of what went on in their life. ( A Back story )