1. an anecdote is a short and amusing or interesting story. 2. Last week I went to the movies with my little brother. We bought popcorn and a soda. When we went into the theater it was full and had no more seating. So we went to the front and got our money back. 3. Three reasons why a righter would right a easy are, to inform or explain, to persuade, and to entertain. 4. a. the lost boys left Sudan for a better life. b. they endured things like diseases and bad whether. c. his friends hugged him