Which of the following passages from the text best supports the story's theme of loyalty?
1: "You only had to punch out the biggest and toughest of the bunch and the others would accept you."
2: "We see the same thing and yet find different truths."
3: "My aunt would never go in for these pagan customs-not in her house."
4: "How dare you come poking into my tent and commanding my two friends to leave? How dare you tell the Chinese to leave?"***
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This is the story about Dragonwings. But anyway, It's been a year so here are the answers! =D
1) d
2) b
3) a&b
4) c
5) c
6) c
7) d
8) d
9) d
10) b&c
11) a
12) Short Essay Question, I will give an answer to when I'm done.
13) Short Essay Question, I will give an answer to when I'm done.
Here is an answer to question twelve.
The main theme in Dragonwings is the concept of separations in family and the devotion towards the family as a system. This book is about the Moon shadow living in the Middle Kingdom with his mother who was not aware of the fact that the man is his biological father. They were not able to meet because of financial constraints.
To find the passage that best supports the theme of loyalty, let's analyze each passage:
1: "You only had to punch out the biggest and toughest of the bunch and the others would accept you."
This passage does not directly mention loyalty. It primarily focuses on asserting dominance through physical strength, which may not necessarily imply loyalty.
2: "We see the same thing and yet find different truths."
This passage does not seem to relate directly to the theme of loyalty. It talks about finding different truths despite having a shared perspective, but loyalty is not explicitly mentioned.
3: "My aunt would never go in for these pagan customs-not in her house."
This passage does not directly pertain to the theme of loyalty. It discusses the rejection of pagan customs but does not address loyalty explicitly.
4: "How dare you come poking into my tent and commanding my two friends to leave? How dare you tell the Chinese to leave?"
This passage highlights a strong reaction of defending friends and expressing outrage at someone trying to push them away. It directly addresses loyalty by defending friends and refusing to let others mistreat or dismiss them based on their ethnicity.
Based on these analyses, passage 4: "How dare you come poking into my tent and commanding my two friends to leave? How dare you tell the Chinese to leave?" best supports the story's theme of loyalty.