May someone please answer these? 1. When I am asked to state a theme of the text, what does it mean? Please give examples. Would it be like Family or Love or more specific like being moral is the right way or something like that? Is it a phrase or a word?

2. When do I use a period in quotes and when do I put it after? For example, if I wanna say evidence from something, do I say: The author stated in paragraph 2 saying, “The only dog I enjoy hanging out with is my own.” Would period go inside or out?

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Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness.which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree.the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.