What is the central idea of the excerpt? There is cruelty in the adult world that children do not witness. The kids integrating
schools have achieved national fame in the media. The kids integrating schools are holding interviews to explain their mission. There is sympathy and support for the children struggling to integrate schools.
a) "when the doctors came, they said said she had died of heart disease--of joy that kills" the doctors assume that mrs. mallard, who had a heart condition, is shocked to see her husband alive & the joy of seeing him alive kills her
