Turning 16 has long been a rite of passage, as teens head to the Department of Motor Vehicles to get their license to drive, but that may change if conservative state senator Rob Evans has his way. Evans proposes raising the minimum age for a temporary driver’s permit to 16.5, requiring teens to have six months and 50 hours behind the wheel before they can take a driving test. Evans, 66, says that “times have changed” since he was 16 and that today’s teens “do not exhibit the same caution and concentration” his generation did. Clearly, Senator Evans is living in the past. Students need their licenses to get to school, activities, and part-time jobs. Documenting driving hours takes time and money. Call Senator Evans and let him know that this is an unnecessary and ridiculous proposal. Which details reveal the reporter’s purposes in the editorial?

Ead the passage from "marriage is a private affair” by chinua achebe. "i shall never see her,” was the reply. from that night the father scarcely spoke to his son. he did not, however, cease hoping that he would realize how serious was the danger he was heading for. day and night he put him in his prayers. nnaemeka, for his own part, was very deeply affected by his father’s grief. but he kept hoping that it would pass away. if it had occurred to him that never in the history of his people had a man married a woman who spoke a different tongue, he might have been less optimistic. "it has never been heard,” was the verdict of an old man speaking a few weeks later. in that short sentence he spoke for all of his people. this man had come with others to commiserate with okeke when news went round about his son’s behaviour. by that time the son had gone back to lagos. "it has never been heard,” said the old man again with a sad shake of his head. "what did our lord say? ” asked another gentleman. "sons shall rise against their fathers; it is there in the holy book.” "it is the beginning of the end,” said another. how does this passage reinforce the traditional social hierarchy? the older men in the village tell okeke that he should respect nnaemeka’s decision. the older men in the village console nnaemeka about okeke’s attitude toward his choices. the older men in the village commiserate with okeke regarding nnaemeka’s decision to disobey him. the older men in the village think that nnaemeka should be optimistic that okeke will accept his decision.

Which statement explains the relationship between literary devices and theme? literary devices are theme. literary devices distract from the theme. literary devices replace a theme. literary devices emphasize theme.

Which statement correctly analyzes how the passages work together to create a central idea?