In the final paragraph, the narrator notes that most townspeople are not disappointed by the refusal. However, he says there is a certain age group “roughly between seventeen and twenty” that is not content. What do you think the author is trying to say about the relationship between age and political activism?

The basketball crashed against the backboard, and point guard sheena lunged for it. as she snatched the ball out of mid-air, the crowd cheered, chanting encouragement for her team, the monarchs. so far, the game had been a disaster. with 15 seconds left to go in the final quarter, the monarchs were 2 points shy of victory. what main idea do the details in the passage suggest? the point guard sheena was not a very good player. the monarchs had never lost a basketball game. the monarchs were worried about losing. the crowd was not supporting the monarchs.