Question

british author dorothy l. sayers is perhaps best known for her murder mystery series featuring detective lord peter wimsey, but she also explored many different genres of writing. as she gained life experience, she branched out into diverse forms of writing. her first book of poetry was published in 1916, when she was 23 years old. sayers began to work as a copywriter with s. h. bensons advertising agency six years after her poetry was published. as a copywriter, she was responsible for writing witty and appealing advertisements. sayers spent nine years working at bensons advertising agency. two years after her employment ended, she wrote one of her most critically acclaimed novels, murder must advertise, in which the main character works at an advertising agency. toward the end of her life, sayers added to her impressive body of work by publishing essays on theological topics. 8 this passage is written in chronological order primarily in order to ○a. tell an authors life story from birth to death. ○b. confuse the reader with a list of dates. ○c. move the plot of the story along. ○d. show the evolution of an authors work.

Explanation:

The passage starts with Dorothy L. Sayers' first book of poetry in 1916, then her work as a copywriter, and finally her essays on theological topics. It focuses on how her writing evolved over time with different life experiences. Option A is incorrect as it's not a full life - story from birth to death. Option B is wrong as the dates are used to show development, not to confuse. Option C is incorrect as there's no story plot; it's about her writing career. Option D is correct as it shows the evolution of her work.

Answer:

D. show the evolution of an author's work.