Ernie thinks Sandra may be one of the girls who stood him up, but Alfonso disagrees. Why does Alfonso avoid Sandra at school? He is afraid Ernie won’t let him borrow his bike and they will not be able to go on the bike ride together. Ernie let him borrow his bike after he finished using it.

The main conflict in “Broken Chain” is when Alfonso breaks his bike, and has to tell Sandra, a girl he met, and who he agreed with to go bike riding, that his bike broke.

In the story “The Broken Chain” is about a boy (Alfonso) who was having problems preparing for his first date. After he met Sandra Alfonso realized that Sandra liked him for who he was and how he looked.

How did Alfonso meet Sandra? He stopped by to save her brother who was hanging upside down on a barbed wire fence. He had some classes with her in middle school and sat next to her. She met him one day while the boys were pitching nickels.

The characters in “Broken Chain” are Alfonso, Ernie, and Sandra. These are the three main characters. The main character’s conflict is when his bike chain breaks and how his brother won’t let him use his bike, and because he is upset with his looks. These are the characters and the conflicts.

The theme of the story is true beauty is on the inside not always on the outside. The story takes place in Sacramento, California. “Do you think money grows on trees.” It starts out with Alfonso who is about 13 year old boy who is beginning to take notice in his looks and how other people see him.

In the story, the conflict between the brothers was due to the idea of Ernie believing Alfonso’s “girl” Sandra as the very same girl that stood him up. He wanted to get even with her which left his younger brother enraged and thus began the argument.

Which cause-and-effect relationship in “Broken Chain” relates to the theme “Even when you have problems with your family, in the end you can count on them”? Cause: Ernie lends Alfonso his bike. Effect: Alfonso can go on his first date with Sandra.

Answer: The description helps readers understand how Alfonso’s concern about his appearance is affecting him. The description of his thumbs after pushing on his teeth as “tired and wrinkled and pink” shows how far Alfonso will go to improve his image.

The broken chain poem, written by Ron Tanmer, represents a life that has ended. The symbolism refers to a belief that family members’ souls are spiritually linked together on this earth. Once the chain is broken, the soul ascends to Heaven, and the chain will link again as God calls us one by one.

What conflict does Alfonso face when his bicycle chain breaks? Ernie realized Sandra wasn’t the girl that ditched him, so he let Alfonso borrow his bike. At the end of the story, why does Ernie let Alfonso borrow his bike? The broken chain was a problem for Alfonso because now he didn’t have his own bike for his date.

Explanation: Theme is the subject to be developed in the text. In this text the theme is “Spending money is not always an option”. That is, spending money is not always an option because, somentimes, people only have enough money to pay bills.

What message does Amy Tan’s description send? She feels that her mother is preparing the most unusual food she has ever prepared for one meal. She believes her mother is trying to impress the minister’s family by making more food than they could possibly eat.

Answer:The sentence from “Broken Chain” which best expresses a theme related to wanting more than one has is, “Alfonso didn’t want to be the handsomest kid at school, but he was determined to be better looking than average.”

What theme is best illustrated in this excerpt? Strong knees are the secret to improved running performance. Having an imagination can help people deal with tough times. Being oneself is more important than pleasing others.

Squeaky enters the May Day race for her age category and wins. However, as she runs, she notices Raymond running with her along the sideline, and she decides it will be more fun and fulfilling to coach Raymond than to keep winning races for herself. One of the most important themes is the coming of age of Squeaky.

The statement which is the best example of a theme in “Raymond’s Run” is A. It is important to have confidence in oneself. Throughout this story readers can understand one very simple, but, at the same time very powerful truth of fellowship: we are stronger when we support each other and when we believe one in another.

[1.3 Quiz Q7] Which statement is the best example of a theme in “Raymond’s Run”? It is important to have confidence in oneself.

The universal theme of the short story “Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara is finding your identity so that you can respect yourself and others.

Squeaky now has respect for Gretchen since Gretchen showed that she was a serious runner too. Cause she’s good, no doubt about it” “We stand there with this big smile of respect between us.” Squeaky thinks their smiles are more genuine because they are not pretending to be something or someone they are really not.