Read the excerpt from "Homesick" by Jean Fritz.
By the time I went back to my chair, Andrea had returned from her explorations.
"There really is no one our age on board," she reported.
"Well, we can play shuffleboard and deck tennis. There are lots of things we can do."
Andrea sighed. "I was hoping for some boys."
What is the narrator accomplishing with these sentences?
She is establishing that Andrea is difficult to get along with.
She is revealing a difference between her viewpoint and Andrea's.
She is considering keeping records of the imbalance in the ship's population.
She is criticizing the quality of the recreational activities on the ship.

Read the sample student claim and the reasons listed for making this claim. claim: although many people argue that medical testing on animals is a violation of animal rights, the benefits it yields for society far outweigh any argument that can be made. reason #1: animal research has yielded both pain-relieving and life-saving drugs for humans. reason #2: laws prohibit scientists from using animal-based research in cases where non-animal testing would produce equally clear and valid results.

Ihave no idea what the explanation is.

Which sentence from the text best develops the theme about the importance of compassion for other people? "besides, he was the only person in the whole place with skin nearly as dark as hers." "at first she wanted to intern at her dad's gas station, but her teacher told her she needed to branch out and signed michelle up at the oakcourt nursing home, only 15 minutes away from her house." "still, michelle had been curious, and she felt sorry that erkan had a bad reputation among the staff." "she too had felt like everyone mistrusted her--especially at the nursing home where she was so much younger than the rest of the staff--so she understood how he must feel."