Which of the following questions might you identify the theme of a piece of fiction?

Read the excerpt from the passage. "anson, you're excited, but you can't do everything," advised enrique. "it's ok," said anson. "i can handle it." "it looks that way now, but you'll see," he said, as anson signed up for pals club and moved on to another table. which question does the excerpt best answer? a. which character learns a lesson in the story? b. how is one character the same as the other? c. who is the main character in the story? d. how does one character try to the other?