Read the passage.

overdevelopment has become a serious problem for many suburban communities. in order to respond to the crisis, many local municipalities have begun to purchase open space (undeveloped land) in order to protect the character of the landscape and prevent overdevelopment. these purchases are typically paid for by bonds issued after a referendum passes a public vote.

what is the purpose of the passage?

a. to prove
b. to entertain
c. to persuade
d. to inform

Millicent sat down at her desk in the big study hall. tomorrow she would come to school, proudly, laughingly, without lipstick, with her brown hair straight and shoulder length, and then everybody would know, even the boys would know, that she was one of the elect. teachers would smile , thinking perhaps: so now they've picked millicent arnold. i never would have guessed it. —"initiation," sylvia plath what inference can be made about millicent from the way she is characterized indirectly? millicent is a student with straight brown hair. millicent does not usually take care of her appearance. millicent has not always been popular.