Seize because usually that means forcefully take over
So you're looking for 2 synonyms. B is the best answer, avert and prevent are synonyms of each other. The other choices are antonyms, or they're at least not synonyms.
The theme of the story "Leaving" written by MJ Vasanji is "The fear of being separated.
<h3>What is a theme?</h3>
A theme is the central principle of a story that is being communicated by the author.
In the above-named text, the author highlights the facts that:
- Mothers do not want to be separated form their children
- The young man in the story grows up and sets out to go to Tanzania to study but his mother is very uncomfortable about it.
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