Which statement best explains how the conventions of plot and setting contribute to the theme? The use of letters and secret meetings develops the theme that hiding the truth will eventually lead to hardship. The use of questions develops the theme that the truth can be discovered only by asking the right questions. The use of doorways develops the theme that being too open about the truth can cause conflict and heartache. The use of conversations beginning abruptly develops the theme that getting to the point will always reveal the truth.

Read the excerpt from “take the tortillas out of your poetry.” i do not believe we should have to leave out the crucial elements of our language and culture to contribute to american literature, but, unfortunately, this is a conclusion i am forced to reach. i have been writing for a quarter century, and have been a published author for eighteen years. as a writer, i was part of the chicano movement which created a new literature in this country. which type of rhetoric is used most in the excerpt to convince readers that anaya’s conclusion is accurate? an appeal based on emotion an appeal based on logic an appeal based on the author’s character an appeal based on the author’s feelings