“WAIT FOR ME!” shouts the key droid, waddling after us. I take a deep breath when I arrive at the golden door. This might be the last thing we ever get from Big Mac. I push the key into the door . . . and it doesn’t work. I turn to the key droid, and the thing just shrugs. “I NEVER SAID THE KEYS WOULD WORK ON THIS DOOR. THEY OPEN THE POOL ROOM.” “Big Mac pranked us, didn’t he?” asks Dre. I shake my head. There’s got to be something we missed. I think back to that letter, and the answer strikes me like lightning. I’m putting the key to all my secrets in y’all’s hands. “Our hands—our hands are the keys.” I turn to the key droid. “That’s why you offered to bring us straight to this door when we first got here. We didn’t need to compete. We’ve had the keys to this door all along.” The key droid does a little dance. I reach my arm into the lock, feeling around until I find two handles. I grab one and say, “Dre, reach in and grab the other handle.” Dre raises an eyebrow but reaches into the lock with me. We turn the handles in unison and a loud click echoes through the room. Grandad’s voice sounds through a speaker. “Knew you two’d figure it out. Reckon I just wanted to say that I love you both, and that spending summers with you was something I looked forward to every year. Kept this old man young. As long as you two stick together, my memory will live on through you and I’ll never be truly gone. Now then, hurry up and decide which one of you is going to inherit the house . . .” The golden door swings open. “’Cause the other gets my spaceship!” Question 7 7. A theme of the story is that you should always __________.(1 point) Responses put yourself first. put yourself first. avoid danger at all costs. avoid danger at all costs. follow your dreams. follow your dreams. try to find common ground.

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The best response to complete the theme of the story is "try to find common ground." This aligns with the message of teamwork and collaboration shown by the characters as they work together to unlock the door and embrace the shared memories with their Grandad.