Which of the following quotes is the best excerpt to support a theme of having ambition and productivity versus idleness and ple
asure? "’What in the world are those girls about now?’ thought Laurie, opening his sleepy eyes to take a good look, for there was something rather peculiar in the appearance of his neighbors.” “He was in one of his moods, for the day had been both unprofitable and unsatisfactory, and he was wishing he could live it over again.” "’Well, that's cool,’ said Laurie to himself, ‘to have a picnic and never ask me!’” "’You'll get there, Beth, sooner or later, no fear of that,’ said Jo. ‘I'm the one that will have to fight and work, and climb and wait, and maybe never get in [the Celestial City] after all.’"
I believe the answer is the second choice. "He was in one of his moods, for the day.." the first and third choices are definitely out, no doubt. And the fourth is the runner up. I'd have to say the second is the best choice. Key words are 'unprofitable' and 'unsatisfactory' followed by the notion that he wishes he could start over. This gives the impression that he was idle rather than ambitious.
I believe your answer would be D. Taking into consideration that the genre features short texts, while still including all of the features of a full length story. :)
Darry is a good guardian to Ponyboy because he sets some boundaries for them and truly loves his brothers. Also, he put his collage work time and education aside to work 2 jobs so he could provide for his brothers so they can remain together as a family.
