Read the quote below from the passage. In 1-2 sentences, explain how this develops Richie Walker's perspective for the reader "Never. He spit out the last word. 'You quit before you do that."​

dr eric sanderson is a character from the book "a world without us". acording to this story dr sanderson's goal is to determine what manhattan island was in the past, before it became a city. sanderson is an ecologist who is interested in the way manhattan looked like in the 17th century.

incoherently means without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed rambling an incoherent sentence. characterized by such thought or language.

this program currently is reviewed as “no” for this criterion because although there is a list of text selections, there are no identified text complexity levels for qualitative or quantitative placement. while texts are arranged around historical themes and support building of knowledge based on philosophical assumptions of the time periods, there is no evidence of the use of anchor texts within each unit. since these materials received a “no” for this indicator, the current weakness will likely remain and should be addressed by adjusting or supplementing with stronger programs. text-dependent questions (non-negotiable) this program currently is reviewed as “no” for these criteria because at least 80% of all questions in the materials are not text-dependent questions as required by the indicator; the questions may ask students to display knowledge of concepts of themes, but the assessments do not consistently ask students to make connections with the texts within a unit. since these materials received a “no” for this indicator, the current weakness will likely remain and should be addressed by adjusting or supplementing with stronger programs

question 1

one of the main differences between central idea and theme is

a) theme is found when you have one main character, central idea is limited to stories with multiple characters.

b) themes are explicitly stated and central ideas are not.

c) central ideas can only be found in narrative writing, while themes can be found in multiple types of literature.

d) central idea can be found in both fiction and nonfiction texts.

question 4

when reading "nameless, tennessee", we know that we are looking for a central idea and not a theme because

a) its a short story. short stories only have a central idea.

b) its a non-fiction text. non-fiction does not have a theme, only central idea.

c) themes are directly stated and there isn't one directly stated in "nameless, tennessee".

d) all of the above.

question 6

read the excerpt.

"we had a doctor on the ridge in them days. as good as any doctor alivin'. he'd cut a crooked toenail or deliver a woman. dead these last years."

how do the details in this excerpt to develop the central idea?

a) they give insight into the doctor's motivation for people.

b) they depict the poverty and lifelessness of the town.

c) they explain why people wanted to get away from the town.

d) they reveal some of the meaningful human history of the unnamed town.