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
The answer is D. Olivia’s decision to mourn her brother and not marry for seven years.
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Use Quotation Marks to Indicate Spoken Word. ...Dialogue Tags Stay Outside the Quotation Marks. ...Use a Separate Sentence for Actions That Happen Before or After the Dialogue. ...Use Single Quotes When Quoting Something Within the Dialogue. ...Use a New Paragraph to Indicate a New Speaker
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