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The children, Ignorance and Want, symbolize what?

• Baby Dolls
• Hunger
• Homeless People
• the evil in human-kind

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During a baseball game, Tanner tried to tag a player leaving first base. When the umpire called the player out, Tanner immediately informed the umpire that he in fact did not tag the runner. Two weeks later, the very same umpire was at another one of Tanner’s baseball games. Tanner was playing short stop and tagged a runner as they approached third base. When the umpire called the player safe, Tanner didn’t say a word, but the umpire noticed the surprised look on Tanner’s face. “Did you tag the runner?” she asked Tanner. When Tanner told her that he did tag the runner, the umpire changed her decision and called the player out. The coaches and parents were furious, but the umpire stood by her decision.
What is the theme?

• You should cheat to win.
• Always work hard.
• It pays to be honest.
• Teamwork is best.

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During a baseball game, Tanner tried to tag a player leaving first base. When the umpire called the player out, Tanner immediately informed the umpire that he in fact did not tag the runner. Two weeks later, the very same umpire was at another one of Tanner’s baseball games. Tanner was playing short stop and tagged a runner as they approached third base. When the umpire called the player safe, Tanner didn’t say a word, but the umpire noticed the surprised look on Tanner’s face. “Did you tag the runner?” she asked Tanner. When Tanner told her that he did tag the runner, the umpire changed her decision and called the player out. The coaches and parents were furious, but the umpire stood by her decision.
What is the theme?

• You should cheat to win.
• Always work hard.
• It pays to be honest.
• Teamwork is best.

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When determining a theme, the reader should first consider...

• the illustrations
• the subject or topic
• the title
• the length of the story 

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Theme is for everyone so you should think of theme being 

• small world idea
• big world idea/universal
• only for the characters

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The following describe theme EXCEPT

• it's a life lesson
• can apply to many stories
• may not be written in the text
• only one per story

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The underlying meaning or a universal truth of a story.

• Cause and Effect
• Metaphor
• Theme
• Statement

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What is a common theme that Frida paints in the majority of her paintings?

• money and love

• pain and suffering

• pain and money

• love and lions

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The lesson learned from a story is the

• protagonist

• plot

• theme

• exposition

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Which of the following is an example of theme?

• Love

• Don't forget to feed your gerbil.

• If you stay up all night playing video games, you will be tired.

• Sometimes you have to face your fears in order to conquer them.

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