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Evidence of a literary text’s theme can be found in the characters' use and shifts in attitudes between characters.
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Things that create mood:
- A large moor at dusk
- Two servants in distress, carrying lanterns
Things that create tone:
- A bitter, sarcastic remark by a grieving wife
- Two parents stressed over finances, being by a happy child
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The theme suggested by the repetition of the line “I am American?” is: B. America is a country that struggles to understand its identity.
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The details in the text that connect to the subject of Americans working hard at difficult jobs are: B. Ty Smith’s ancestors growing cotton from sun-up to sun-down. C. Bethany McLaughlin’s ancestors laying streetcar tracks.
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The themes suggested in the second part of the play, in which characters make very short, overlapping speeches are: A. Americans have such similar stories that they blend together. B. There are many different paths to becoming American.
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