Read the following excerpt from a play: Malcolm: Why did you leave the game in the final quarter?
You knew we couldn't win without you!
George: I had to find Alice. (He shrugs. I guess friendship
means more to me than winning,
Which statement most accurately describes the message of this passage?
A. It develops an explicit theme about the importance of friendship,
B. It develops an implicit theme about the importance of friendship,

C. It develops an explicit theme about the necessity of competition,
D. It develops an implicit theme about the necessity of competition

Read this excerpt from "the all-american slurp." i pulled the strings out of my stalk. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. my brother followed suit. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. to my left, my parents were taking care of their own stalks. z-z-zip, z-z-zip, z-z-zip. suddenly i realized that there was dead silence except for our zipping. looking up, i saw that the eyes of everyone in the room were on our family. mr. and mrs. gleason, their daughter meg, who was my friend, and their neighbors the badels—they were all staring at us as we busily pulled the strings of our celery. what story element does the author develop in this excerpt? a) lot details about the party b) characterization of the lins c) characterization of the gleasons d) setting details about the gleasons’ house