Read the excerpt from enrique’s journey. most freight cars have two ladders on a side, each next to a set of wheels. enrique always chooses a ladder at the front. if he misses and his feet land on the rails, he still has an instant to them away before the back wheels arrive. but if he runs too slowly, the ladder will yank him forward and send him sprawling. then the front wheels, or the back ones, could take an arm, a leg, perhaps his life. "se lo comió el tren,'' other migrants will say. "the train ate him up." the purpose of using personification in the excerpt is to show how slow and regulated freight train travel can be. easy it is to secure passage on freight trains. difficult it is to get a job working on the railroad. dangerous it is to jump onto a moving freight car.

D) dangerous it is to jump onto a moving freight car.

Explanation: In the given excerpt from Enrique's Journey, we can see the description of how Enrique must jump onto a moving freight car, and how precise and careful he must be, because if he misses the ladder or runs to slowly, the wheels of the train could hurt him or even kill him. The personification on this excerpt is "The train ate him up" and it is used to express how dangerous it is to jump onto a moving freight car.

dangerous it is to jump onto a moving freight car.

Explanation:

taking into account that a theme is the central topic a text treats and can be developed through a story, play, poem etc. the following are themes that can be further developed:  

my best friend jeffrey has many unusual interests. (the story could be about each of the unususal interests)

once a man gives his soul over to evil, he can never go back. (this could be a saying or a proverb)

the three sheepdogs lay around the yard all day. (it could be developed detailing how each of these sheepdogs lay around)

a priest's collar has an unusual effect upon people. (it could be developed detailing the different effect upon people)

innocence is a powerful force in a world full of corruption. (it could be developed detailing how is a world full of corruption)

king lear is a play shakespeare wrote later. (it is just a sentence and doesnt give any idea or topic to be discussed in details.

evil often wears the disguise of innocence. (this could be a saying or a proverb)

to gain popularity at school, fitzgerald wrote plays for the school and cast himself as the star. he also joined one of the universitys most prestigious clubs.