Read the following paragraph and answer the question that follows:

if that voice sounds true, don't me. that great horned owl. (or perhaps it was not an owl after all? ) and the children, my own and others, who have never forgotten that a good story can be true. for they understand that the power of imagination is truly the power of creation.

which of the following thoughts is expressed explicitly in the paragraph?

imagination makes a story real

a fictional story can be real

imagination is the power behind creation

many people remember good stories

*will give branliest*

Read the passage from a raisin in the sun. mama: lord have mercy, baby. you done gone and bought your grandmother a hat? travis (very proud): open it! she does and lifts out an elaborate, but very elaborate, wide gardening hat, and all the adults break up at the sight of it. ruth: travis, honey, what is that? travis (who thinks it is beautiful and appropriate): it's a gardening hat! like the ladies always have on in the magazines when they work in their gardens. beneatha (giggling fiercely): travis—we were trying to make mama mrs. miniver—not scarlett o'hara! mama (indignantly): what's the matter with you all! this here is a beautiful hat! (absurdly.) i always wanted me one just like it! which word or phrase from the text best supports the idea that the adults think the hat is inappropriate? “have mercy” (giggling fiercely) (indignantly) “what’s the matter”