2. Which answer does the best job of explaining and not just stating) a theme? The theme of this story is greed and how bad it is. I agree that greed is a bad thing.
The theme of the story is how the three sons wouldn't listen to their father when he told them they should work hard to earn the money they wanted.
The theme of this story is don't expect to make a lot of money if you won't go out and work for it.
The theme of the story is the effect of greed on how a person sees the world. The sons wanted gold so badly that they couldn't see how working hard could make them rich.

Why does the host answer the guest with brief responses during the party?

Which statement best explains the motivation for the narrator's mother to introduce her daughter to everyone they meet? from amy tan's "rules of the game."

Araby every morning i lay on the floor in the front parlour watching her door. the blind was pulled down to within an inch of the sash so that i could not be seen. when she came out on the doorstep my heart leaped. i ran to the hall, seized my books and followed her. i kept her brown figure always in my eye and, when we came near the point at which our ways diverged, i quickened my pace and passed her. this happened morning after morning. i had never spoken to her, except for a few casual words, and yet her name was like a summons to all my foolish blood. what is the general tone of the passage? a. courageous b. comical c. passionate d. fearful