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
Answer:
1# Roses are red,
violets are blue,
you need to run becuase im into you
JK sorry TwT
2# Happy is sad and sad is happy,
Make the best of it and youl be successful
The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "1 Ivan Ilyich tries to read a Zola novel while convincing himself that he is healing, but his pain returns worse than ever."<span> the correct order of events in Ivan Ilyich’s life as depicted in chapters 5–8 of Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilyich.</span>
Mis function is the answer to your question