Last week, my neighbor's cat got out of the house and climbed the tree
in my backyard. What sounds like a simple situation really turned into
quite a fiasco. First, my neighbor climbed the tree. He couldn't reach
the cat and was too afraid to come down. I set a can of tuna on a low
branch, hoping to lure the cat, but only succeeded in attracting crows.
My neighbor hates crows, and he ended up falling from the tree,
spraining his ankle. The tuna fell all over him, and the cat hopped down
to eat from his lap.
Which statement best describes the author's purpose?
A. To entertain readers by telling a humorous story
B. To inform readers of how to get a cat out of a tree
C. To explain to readers how her neighbor hurt his ankle
D. To persuade readers to keep their cat indoors