Answer: D) People make decisions in order to protect their pride.
Explanation: In the given excerpt from "The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe" by Daniel Defoe, we can see Crusoe struggling about whether or not he should return home. He thinks that if he go home, his neighbours would laugh at him, and he would be ashamed. From the given options, the statement that represents the theme of the passage is that people make decisions in order to protect their pride. 
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
To learn to appreciate what they have
        
                    
             
        
        
        
The answer is Stereotypes are based on facts and statistics.
 
        
             
        
        
        
The answer is A because you can use context clues 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Found one: <span> The great black forest--stern as it showed itself to those who brought the guilt and troubles of the world into its bosom--became the playmate of the lonely infant, as well as it knew how.</span>