Read the passage.

brandon’s family wasn’t sure which school to send him to when they moved to a new state. the public school was two blocks from the house, so he could easily walk to school. however, a nearby private school offered brandon a scholarship. when brandon made friends in the neighborhood, his parents decided to send him to the public school.
what is the solution offered?

brandon’s family wasn’t sure which school to send him to.
brandon’s family moved to a new state.
brandon’s parents sent him to the public school.
brandon made friends in the neighborhood.

Brandon’s parents sent him to the public school.

In this excerpt, we are presented with a problem. The problem is that Brandon's parents do not know which school to send him to. On the one hand, the public school is near their house. However, on the other hand, the private school offered him a scholarship. The solution, however, was that Brandon's parents decided to send him to the public school. This was because they noticed that Brandon had already made some friends in the neighbourhood.

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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.