Lucas arrived at his grandparents' apple orchard for the first time in years. The fragrance of ripe apples in the humid afternoon air was deliciously familiar. As he neared the farmhouse, his grandmother, his older sister, and two of his aunts crowded to the door to meet him. Their warm hugs melted away the years that had passed since Lucas had last seen them. "Welcome home, world traveler—I'm so happy we're all here together again!" his sister exclaimed. How is the theme of the passage conveyed?

Question 1 options:

The warm hugs and greetings reveal the theme of friendship and kindness.

The apple orchard setting communicates the theme of closeness to nature.

Lucas's being welcomed after a long time away shows the theme of homecoming.

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile