PART A: Which of the following best describes the theme of the text?A. Sometimes people cannot escape their past and family history, even when trying to resist their influence.B. Losing a parent is a difficult and confusing experience, no matter how grown up a person considers themselves.C. Unexpected tragedies can encourage people to seek comfort from those they normally wouldn't.D. Sometimes the intentions behind hurtful actions can help make up for the actions themselves.

Which statement best describes a major theme of the story?A. People can never truly escape the terrible things they have done.B. People without remorse can commit terrible crimes without consequences.C. People often make a mistake while committing a crime because of their arrogance.D. People who are very lonely may turn their feelings on others and cause them harm.

Which of the following best summarizes a central theme of the poem?A. Death in youth can preserve the perfect image of a lost loved one in our memories.B. Grief can unite people, even an entire town.C. War is tragic, but even more so when it takes those with great potential before their time.D. When not given the time to properly form, identities can reflect only one aspect of ourselves.

Which statement best expresses a central theme of the story?A. Children can feel suffocated by parents and need to assert their independence.B. Parents understand what their children want and should make all the decisions.C. Parents want their children to be successful even if the child does not want to be.D. Children want to be protected by their parents and feel isolated when they are not.

Which of the following could not be an example of "loss?"Group of answer choicesdeath of a loved onelosing a phone with family photos on itfinding out that one's parents are unfaithfulall of the responses or answers to this question can be considered an example of "loss

Which of the following statement is true about the various stages of loss and grief? A. The family will go through denial, anger, depression bargaining, and acceptance in a linear way. B. The family will experience all five stages at the same time and may not reach acceptance. C. The family will always move forward to exploring options with guidance from health care staff. D. The family will feel shocked and disbelief initially but build up resilience through accomplishing life events.