The statement that best expresses the central idea is C. It is better for communities to celebrate together.
<h3>What is a Central Idea?</h3>
This refers to the main idea of a text that an author wants to convey to his readers.
Hence, we can see that from the given text, there is the narration of the emancipation of the blacks as free men.
It also shows the various obstacles they faced and how they celebrated differently; blacks and whites, and how it was better for communities to celebrate together and uphold cultural history.
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D. Since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.
This is the best choice. Process of elimination helps when answering this question. From this excerpt, we don't have any clues that the father is possessed or says insane things. We also cannot infer that the woman knitting indicates that the character don't have good clothes to wear. During this time period many women would knit in the evening. We also can't infer that the son is not old enough to play chess. There is nothing to indicate the age of the son or that he doesn't know the rules.
I believe B. Whales swim for long distances underwater, and they regularly surface to breathe.
