What is meant by the phrases "author's purpose" and "author's point of view? " learn useful facts about wolves and hunting relate the lesson of the story to his or her life recite the story word-for-word after reading understand how to care for an ailing relative

8. Basketball is generally better than tennis. I chose this because the author picked basketball and its best qualities.
9. The boy and the old man are very poor, but they are happy it is referenced in the passage and Patrasche is the dogs name.
10. The old man and boy were never able to make enough food. They were poor and didn't have a big garden to grow an abundance of food.
That's my take on the questions, hope it helps you.

The answer might be a hope