Answer:
Themes are the author's universal statement towards life. It is a lesson in life that the reader can use in their own life moving forward.
Explanation:
Answer:
C: The speaker is intelegent and clever, but did not excel in high school.
Explanation:
This is because the entire time the writer talks about not being a loser and not doing well in highschool thus eliminating D along with B because he doesn't say much about his stepfather. It also can't be A because there was no evidence of the writer being lazy.
Also, I did it on USA test prep
Quickly, fast, slowly, carefully
A persuasive speech on a school rule, or a thing you want, or for school to allow phones during lunch or something like that.