#1. which scenario is an example of a topic that the universal theme for a particular work may cover? a. person confronts nature b. a guide to grammar and language c. person achieves the american dream d. challenge of owning a business. #2. what is the difference between theme and universal theme?

a. theme refers to the central insight revealed through an american story, while universal theme refers to a theme revealed through a story of foreign origin. b. theme refers to a central message that applies to anyone, anywhere, while universal theme is particular to a certain individual, historical context, or culture./c. theme refers to the central insight revealed through a story, while universal theme refers to a theme that applies to anyone, anywhere./d. theme and universal theme are two terms that have the same definition. #3. what does an author use to affect the setting of the story?

a. diction and syntax/b. purposeful writing/c. universal theme/d. flashy distractors
#4. how does diction affect setting?
a. by revealing the author’s purpose in writing nonfiction/b. by creating a specific description of the time and place/c. by misleading the reader’s sense of time and place/d. by creating smooth sentence fluency that has rhythm when read aloud

Javier is writing a literary analysis of the secret garden. read this introduction to his essay. frances burnett’s “the secret garden” explores the challenges of a sickly, self-centered little girl named mary lennox. after mary’s parents die of cholera, she moves from india to england to live at her uncle’s estate in yorkshire. while living at the old estate, mary discovers an abandoned garden that belonged to her deceased aunt. tending to the neglected garden brings mary joy, and her health improves. through mary’s transformation, burnett presents nature as a symbol of rebirth and healing. which piece of textual evidence should javier use to support the claim made in the introduction? a. “‘it’s in the garden no one can go into,’ she said to herself. ‘it’s the garden without a door. he lives in there. how i wish i could see what it is like! ’” b. “in india she had always felt hot and too languid to care much about anything. the fact was that the fresh wind from the moor had begun to blow the cobwebs out of her young brain and to waken her up a little.” c. “mary felt lonelier than ever when she knew she was no longer in the house. she went out into the garden as quickly as possible, and the first thing she did was to run round and round the fountain flower garden ten times.” d. “‘it isn’t a quite dead garden,’ she cried out softly to herself. ‘even if the roses are dead, there are other things alive.’”