Conflict and Plot Structure in Robin Hood — Unit test
Question 13 • 25-26 TX-Literary Genres
Which of the passages from “Escape,” “Fish Cheeks,” “Broken Chain,” or “Flowers for Algernon” best supports the theme that “it is important to be satisfied with who you are”?
Answer
A
“learning how to live”“without a textbook”
B
“You must be proud you are different. Your only shame is to have shame.”
C
“Even a feeble-minded man wants to be like other men. A child may not know how to feed itself, or what to eat, yet it knows of hunger.”
D
“What have I done? Alfonso thought. He bit his lip, called himself menso, and pounded his palm against his forehead.”
Explanation
Choice B best supports the theme because it encourages someone to take pride in being different and not feel ashamed of who they are. That directly expresses the idea of being satisfied with yourself. Choice C describes wanting to be like other people, which points in the opposite direction.
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