The theme being developed in this excerpt is related to the time surrounding the civil war because
a) it illustrates the unfair treatment of slaves.
b) it tells of the importance of knowing one's birthday.
c) it mentions how horses were used during the civil war.
d) it relates what slaves did during the seasons of the year.

A.

Explanation:

It illustrates the unfair treatment of slaves.

one thousand and one nights, also known as arabian nights is a collection of stories whose basic structure is that of embedded narrative. this technique refers to a main story which works as the common frame - or framing narrative - for the other stories, and then this series of stories which are connected to the main one. this technique can also be referred to as a story within a story. the stories stem from the original tale, some begin and end on their own, some are connected to the previous or following one, by means of questions that are answered in the subsequent tale, or characters which reappear.