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Analyzing Word Choice and Author’s Purpose in Short Stories Answers

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What theme is supported by this passage?

A
Leadership is overrated.
B
Leadership comes in all forms.
C
Leadership is required for victory.
D
Leadership means nothing without resources.
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What is the theme of "The Story of the Fisherman”?

A
Anger can be powerful.
B
Cleverness trumps wrath.
C
Good luck comes to those who wait.
D
Power corrupts people.
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Which statements serve as evidence that supports the theme of "The Story of the Fisherman”? Check all that apply.“I conjure you on your honour to tell me if you really were in that vase?”“How could your whole body go in? I cannot believe it unless I see you do the thing.”“I rebelled against the king of the genii. To punish me, he shut me up in this vase of copper.”“The fisherman was very unhappy. ‘What an unlucky man I am to have freed you! I implore you to spare my life.’”“‘No,’ answered the fisherman, ‘if I trust myself to you I am afraid you will treat me as a certain Greek king treated the physician Douban.’”

A
“I conjure you on your honour to tell me if you really were in that vase?”
B
“How could your whole body go in? I cannot believe it unless I see you do the thing.”
C
“I rebelled against the king of the genii. To punish me, he shut me up in this vase of copper.”
D
“The fisherman was very unhappy. ‘What an unlucky man I am to have freed you! I implore you to spare my life.’”
E
“‘No,’ answered the fisherman, ‘if I trust myself to you I am afraid you will treat me as a certain Greek king treated the physician Douban.’”

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