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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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Which of the following is an example of THEME?

• Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.
• Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.
• How much wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
• Life is short; make the most of it.

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"Stereotypes are unfair and harmful" is another theme in The Outsiders. Which one of these examples is NOT an example of this theme in the book.

• All greasers are "hoods"
• All Socs are unfeeling and cruel
• Greasers can be good citizens
• All Socs have it easy and have no problems

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You can often infer the theme of a piece of literature by ...

• evaluating how a character has changed
• sharing a character's experience
• determining how the conflict has resolved
• ALL of the above

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PART A: Which of the following best describes a central theme of the text?

• Love is fickle and inconsistent.
• The most beautiful aspects of life are often fleeting.
• Perfection and paradise are unattainable.
• Nature is a circle of life, death, and rebirth.

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Which of the following could be the theme of a story?

• Fear is more dangerous than any beast
• A brave young girl pretends to be a man and takes her father's place in the army. 
• a fear of heights
• "I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dogs, too!"

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^{What might be the most appropriate THEME in "The Monkey's Paw"?}

• You don't know what you've got until it's gone.
• Monkeys make good pets.
• They should have made a wish with a rabbit's foot.
• Be careful what you wish for.

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In Maupassant's short story "The Necklace", the main character learns that honesty is indeed the best policy. This is known as the

• point of view

• conflict

• setting

• theme

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What is the THEME of the narrative below?

Sam and Kate had organized an event in which a group of 20 kids would come together to make 80 frozen egg casseroles to donate to the Salvation Army Free Breakfast Program. They had received food donations from two local grocery stores, and they had received permission from the Community center to use their large kitchen to make the egg casseroles on a Saturday morning.

When everyone arrived on that Saturday morning, kids got a recipe and started working on their own egg casserole. Kids were waiting on one another to get to their needed ingredients, and found themselves bumping into one another as they worked on their own recipes.

“Hey everyone,” Kate said. “Let’s try setting up an assembly line.”

Everyone agreed that was a great idea. They took a few minutes to develop the assembly line, but once they got going, it was so much more efficient. Before long, all 80 egg casseroles were assembled, baked, wrapped up, and ready to be delivered.

• Feed the homeless.

• The power of a group effort

• The beauty of helping others

• When people donate to worthy causes, much can be accomplished.

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A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work

• Genre

• Theme

• Analyze

• Simile

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