Read this example. cherise was assigned to write a literary analysis of a book she read about the civil rights movement. cherise did not enjoy the book because it was confusing to her. she believed that it introduced characters without explaining who they were and that it jumped too quickly from event to event without giving enough description. cherise’s thesis statement for her literary analysis is "many different people were involved in the important events that started the civil rights movement.”

the following key ideas correctly express the key sentence.

restate key idea: most people can learn to swim in ten short lessons.

restate key idea: the majority of water-accident victims require mouth-to-mouth breathing.

restate key idea: an empty, tightly closed gallon jug will support a tired swimmer.  

restate key idea: first aid is to prevent accidents as well as assist in rescue.

explanation: the key idea needs to have the same topic as the key sentence (drowning and safety).

the narrator is saying that the old lady made her feel uncomfortable. you know this because they say "i found that rather irksome", "perhaps it was her being so upright and trim", and "i don't think it was that, because i thought that quaintly pleasant." hope this !