(1 point) 18. When Henry throws a pinecone at a squirrel in order to justify his fleeing the battle, it serves
which purpose in The Red Badge of Courage?
O adds to the exposition
O develops his character
O builds suspense in the plot
N.
O supports the theme of changing from a boy to a man

quite an interesting way to teach topic sentences, because the answer to this question is the best definition of a topic sentence that one can present, it is as if answering the questions taught you how to do it, this is some real teaching, it is terribly well-done.

the topic sentence in this paragraph is:

topic sentences writers stay on track and keep a paragraph from becoming an aimless collection of sentences about an idea.

which incidentally tells you what a topic sentence should be.

explanation:

the answer its b i got it right when i did it trust

“asleep in his bed” is personified.