Jack is a page (a knight's helper) in Camelot. His story involves jousting matches and boisterous feasts. Although Jack is small for his
age, he hopes to become a knight someday, like his tough older
cousin. While working in the horse stalls one day, Jack overhears a plot
against the king. He collects evidence and presents it to his cousin,
who delivers the news to the king. The plot is thwarted and Jack is
hailed as a hero.
Which is the best statement of the theme of the story?
A. Finding a hobby you love can lessen the challenges of growing up.
B. It is important for children to have good role models.
C. Friendship and loyalty are more important than riches and
popularity
D. Size and physical strength are not the only measures of a person's
value.
c

Which of these devices is most clearly shown here?

Read the excerpt from the land. in the late afternoon i did the same, but all the time i was on the stallion, i was aware that mitchell was watching me. he had appeared on the edge of the woods and had just stood there watching ghost wind and me as we went round and round the meadow. finally, on one of our turns past him, he said: "s'pose you thinkin' you a real somebody 'cause you can ride that stallion." i looked down at mitchell and stopped, knowing that despite our understanding, he was itching for a fight with me. now, i don't know what possessed me in that moment to say the next thing i did. maybe i was feeling guilty that because i was my daddy's son, i could ride ghost wind. maybe it was that, but it wasn't out of fear i said what i said. i no longer was afraid of mitchell. "you want to ride him? " i asked. mitchell took a step backward. it was obvious he hadn't expected me to say that. "you know i can't ride him," he said. "your white daddy'd kill me." "you want to ride him? " i asked again. mitchell looked at the stallion, then at me. "so, what if i do? " what intrinsic motivation does the author most likely intend the reader to infer from the passage? paul is motivated by his need to have mitchell praise his riding skills. mitchell is motivated by his need to have paul praise his riding skills. paul is motivated by jealousy and wishes he had free time like mitchell. mitchell is motivated by jealousy and wishes he could ride the horse.

Write a review of the first part of american born chinese that explains your opinion on the effectiveness of two different plot elements