Question

What should the closing lines of a story accomplish?

Select the two correct answers.

(1 point)
Responses

Readers should understand the goals that motivate each character.
Readers should understand the goals that motivate each character.

Readers should understand what motivated the writer to craft the story.
Readers should understand what motivated the writer to craft the story.

Readers should understand what happened in the story.
Readers should understand what happened in the story.

Readers should understand the theme of the story.
Readers should understand the theme of the story.

Readers should understand what set the story in motion.

Answer 1

- Readers should understand what happened in the story.
- Readers should understand the theme of the story.

Reason: the ending should provide resolution/clarity about outcomes and leave the reader with the story’s thematic meaning; it doesn’t need to explain the writer’s motives or the story’s inciting event.