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read the excerpt from \the three questions\ by leo tolstoy. all the answers being different, the king agreed with none of them, and gave the reward to none. but still wishing to find the right answers to his questions, he decided to consult a hermit, widely renowned for his wisdom. the hermit lived in a wood which he never quitted, and he received none but common folk. so the king put on simple clothes, and before reaching the hermits cell dismounted from his horse, and, leaving his body - guard behind, went on alone. when the king approached, the hermit was digging the ground in front of his hut. seeing the king, he greeted him and went on digging. the hermit was frail and weak, and each time he stuck his spade into the ground and turned a little earth, he breathed heavily. which paragraphs from the excerpt best support the conclusion that the authors primary purpose is to teach a lesson? select two options. \all the answers being different, the king agreed with none of them, and gave the reward to none. but still wishing to find the right answers to his questions, he decided to consult a hermit, widely renowned for his wisdom.\ \the hermit lived in a wood which he never quitted, and he received none but common folk. so the king put on simple clothes, and before reaching the hermits cell dismounted from his horse, and he received none but common folk. so the king put on simple clothes, and before reaching the hermits cell dismounted from his horse, and, leaving his body - guard behind, went on alone.\ \when the king approached, the hermit was digging the ground in front of his hut. seeing the king, he greeted him and went on digging. the hermit was frail and weak, and each time he stuck his spade into the ground and weak, and each time he stuck his spade into the ground and turned a little earth, he breathed heavily.
The author's primary purpose is to teach a lesson. The text shows the King seeking answers from a wise hermit. The sentences that best support this are those that set up the King's quest for answers and his interaction with the hermit. The sentences "All the answers being different, the King agreed with none of them, and gave the reward to none. But still wishing to find the right answers to his questions, he decided to consult a hermit, widely renowned for his wisdom." and "When the King approached, the hermit was digging the ground in front of his hut. Seeing the King, he greeted him and went on digging." show the King's search for answers and his encounter with the hermit which are key elements in a story meant to convey a moral or lesson.
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"All the answers being different, the King agreed with none of them, and gave the reward to none. But still wishing to find the right answers to his questions, he decided to consult a hermit, widely renowned for his wisdom."
"When the King approached, the hermit was digging the ground in front of his hut. Seeing the King, he greeted him and went on digging."