There is a run on sentence
I think you got your question and answer choices mixed up.
For the actual question, the answer is: They represent the next generation of children and suggest the need for protection.
For the correct answer out of the choices: The stories that Thomas tells and his desire to be listened to allow Alexie to show that telling and listening to stories is an important way people shape and understand their lives.
I took the test and got 100% so I know both answers! lol
So what needs to be answered then, If he likes both equally?
Arnold is trying to understand the disagreement that occurs between Mr. and Mrs. Van Daan with regards the Mrs. Van Daan's fur coat. Which identifies the most useful question for Arnold to ask?
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Harlem is a poem written by Langston Hughes. It does not
have a set of meter or rhyme scheme. It does not have a set rhythm as it is
written in many lines of varying lengths. Therefore, this poem is considered as
free verse, which means that it does not have recognizable pattern. The poem
does not follow the norms or the rules for rhyming or rhythmic patterns. It is “free”
from consistent meter patterns, rhyme, or any other musical pattern.