What central idea do the details you highlighted support? A. Passengers ate food from huge kettles
B. Men, women, and children were packed into compartments
C. Steerage conditions were crowded and uncomfortable
D. Passengers spent lots of time on deck.

Fine fellow, that lebrun," said arobin when robert had gone. "i never heard you speak of him.""i knew him last summer at grand isle," she replied.  what becomes apparent during this conversation? robert and arobin are both aware they are rivals for edna’s affections. arobin is unaware of robert’s role in edna’s life, but robert is aware of arobin’s role. robert is completely unaware of arobin’s romantic intentions and love for edna. robert has much more confidence in himself than arobin does.

Reread lines 6-7 "the survivor." determine how the tone of these differs from the preceding lines (1-5)

Which of the following is true of theme? a. theme is what readers learn from the character's experiences. b. there is only ever one theme in a story or poem. c. there is usually no hint of a story's theme until the climax. d. theme is developed only through dialogue.