In the excerpt below, which is the topic sentence? Though Mrs. Rosen had sent her chicken to the Johansens, and Mama had
made a lovely dinner large enough for second helpings all around, it was not
an evening of laughter and talk. Ellen was silent at dinner. She looked
frightened. Mama and Papa tried to speak of cheerful things, but it was clear
that they were worried, and it made Annemarie worry, too. Only Kirsti was
unaware of the quiet tension in the room.
Lois Lowry, Number the Stars (New York: Bantam Books, 1989).
A. Though Mrs. Rosen had sent her chicken to the Johansens, and
Mama had made a lovely dinner large enough for second helpings
all around, it was not an evening of laughter and talk.
B. Mama and Papa tried to speak of cheerful things, but it was clear
that they were worried, and it made Annemarie worry, too.
O C. She looked frightened.
D. Only Kirsti was unaware of the quiet tension in the room.