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:
In the book Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling Harry is first I,troduced to the magical world when he enters Diagon Ally. This ally is a bright cheerful area full of energy he seas so many new and diffrent things described in great color and hears people talking about strange things. It is a great way to show the reader how this world is so magical and new to Harry.