1. They made mistakes
2. The hecklers interrupted the chair's address.
3. The city's new noise complaint hotline took numerous reports of loud music from bars and shouting neighbors.
4. An eight year old performed the violin solo.
5. The body's immunological response to gluten can cause intestinal damage in patients with celiac disease.
The novels The Maze Runner and The 5th Wave both have the theme of survival. They both surround(focus on) a select group of kids that have leaders with big decisions to make. The Maze runner has to escape a "prison/test" to survive. In the 5th Wave the characters are trying to survive what they think is an alien invasion. Its set in a more apocalyptic setting.
In the context of this essay, it would be "<span>4. Tan's mother does not speak standard English, but she is able to convey the ideas behind her words" that</span> best describes the meaning of this statement.