Which quotation best supports the theme that men
lack appreciation for women's traditional roles?
"(as one turning from serious things to little
pleasantries) Well ladies, have you decided
whether she was going to quilt it or knot it?"
"My, it's a good thing the men couldn't hear
us. Wouldn't they just laugh! Getting all stirred
up over a little thing like a dead canary."
"No, Wright wouldn't like the bird—a thing
that sang. She used to sing. He killed that
too."

Seems like "(as one turning from serious things to little

pleasantries) Well ladies, have you decided

whether she was going to quilt it or knot it?"

“(as one turning from serious things to little pleasantries) Well ladies, have you decided whether she was going to quilt it or knot it?”

Explanation:

quite an interesting way to teach topic sentences, because the answer to this question is the best definition of a topic sentence that one can present, it is as if answering the questions taught you how to do it, this is some real teaching, it is terribly well-done.

the topic sentence in this paragraph is:

topic sentences writers stay on track and keep a paragraph from becoming an aimless collection of sentences about an idea.

which incidentally tells you what a topic sentence should be.