1. PART A: Which statement expresses the central
idea of the text?
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A Mahes continues to return to prison
because New York City refuses to give him
the help that he keeps directly asking for.
B Mahes doesn't like spending a majority of his
life in prison, but it offers him safety from
the threats he would face on the street.
C Mahes intentionally gets arrested so that he
can have access to food and security that he
does not have when homeless in New York
City.
D Mahes has been denied shelter and job
opportunities because of the assumptions
people make about the homeless.