This is a subjective question, so there are certainly no "right" answers. Here are some close-examination strategies:
- Read the text through quickly, and then re-read more slowly until you feel that you understand what the text's purpose is and how each sentence contributes to a greater understanding.
- Highlight key words or phrases that show what the text's theme/topic/focus is.
- Examine the way information is presented. Is it scholarly, humorous, uncertain, etc?
- Is the text part of a larger work? If so, why is this excerpt significant? If not, then why is it meaningful standing alone?
- Research the author/person who created the text. Find out what drove them to write it or what they were trying to do.
- Is there a specific audience that the text is intended for? This relates to prior questions, but you could go deeper as well and look at how the text makes you feel, or whether you have learned a new way of thinking about something.
You can learn a lot by examining a text from different perspectives, including the typical characteristics of-- who, what, when, where, why, how?
Answer:
The main idea was that this was the first point where something went wrong for Mahmoud and his family where they are gonna have to leave now and find somewhere else to live.
(I loved this book. You'll love it, too :)
Answer:
The answer would be C.
Explanation:
I say the answer is C because we can clearly see that the setting of the library is being observed by the character. We get a clear description of different items in the library. (Let me know how good my answer is!)
D because Gatsby is telling him all these wonderful things
