What Is an American? (page 289) Selection Test
A. In the box on the left, jot down what you think the theme of the letter is in the box
on the right, write notes supporting your answer. (40 points)
Theme
Support
B. Circle the letter of the best answer. (8 points)
Throughout the letter, Crėvecoeur describes America by
a criticizing it.
C. comparing it to Europe,
b. comparing it to its past. d. creat ng sensory images

Me which theme is developed by the changing relationship between the narrator and his daughter in this excerpt ? as she grew older, she spent more of her time with girls. so much time indeed did she spend with them that she came no more, as she used to do, to her father’s room. i was scarcely on speaking terms with her. when mini and her father stop communicating, it develops the theme that children should not speak unless spoken to. as mini becomes more independent, it develops the theme that parents must learn to let go as their children grow up. as mini spends more time with friends, it develops the theme that young people are more influenced by peers than by parents. when mini and her father see each other far less often, it develops the theme that absence makes the heart grow fonder.