4. Which of the following quotes from "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry" express the central or main idea of the essay? (A) "Bread and books were for his household, and for many like his, food for the body and the soul. (B) As a child I listened to the stories of the people, the cuentos the old ones told. (C) My friend is a Chicano poet and scholar, one of the finest I know. (D) all of the above

A.

Explanation:

The central theme or the main idea of the essay, "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry" is censorship.

The author, Rudolfo Anaya, opens his essay by talking about the importance of books. He remarks that for him books were bread for his soul and body in his childhood. So, when his books or the books of any other authors are censored and stopped from publishing, it means to take out tortillas (the history or way of life) of piece of writing.

Therefore, the quote that supports this central idea is option A.

paine is arguying that they had tried everything before coming to the conclusion that they needed to fight for their freedom.

argument: "every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual."

claim 1: "our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of europe absolute."

claim 2: "wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for god’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child."

there is no sentence to look at.