Answer:
The two statements that illustrate the central ideas are the following: <em>“Before the dawn of history mankind was engaged in the study of dreaming.” </em>And<em>“The subject of the significance of dreams, so long ignored, has suddenly become a matter of energetic study and of fiery controversy the world over.”</em>
Explanation:
The central ideas are the study of dreaming and how ignored this was. This passage explains why dreams could be seen as not very important. However, people have become more conscious about it and now research about dreams has increased.
The conflict Mark is facing is a very difficult case. He is dealing with assault and kidnapping. The soldiers kidnapped the kids when they were flagged down. They put bags over their heads to muffle the sounds of their voices. Every time the kids spoke, the soldiers would hit the kids on the head with a hard object.
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Ji-Li's aunt- humiliated by Red Guards because she refused to let children pick her mulberry leaves. Aunt Xi-Wen had to paste a da-zi-bao to her front door saying terrible things about her.
Exaggeration - The girl took 3 years in the mall just for an example. The sentence is exaggerating how long she took in the mall.