Question

the following question has two parts. answer part a first, and then part b.
part a: which of the following is a universal theme conveyed by selection 1?
∘ successful people know that work comes before play.
∘ not honoring those who help you will hurt you in the long run.
∘ how you look on the outside affects how you feel on the inside.
∘ offending powerful people can easily ruin your chances of happiness.
part b: how do the events in paragraph 4 help to develop the theme identified in part a?
∘ bad things begin to happen to the couple in the former location of guss dry cleaning business, suggesting that they are being punished for their neglect of gus.
∘ the couple damage their clothing on the way to work, suggesting that they are jeopardizing their successful careers by making a detour for personal pleasure.
∘ tom is reminded of guss amulet and the idea of always being watched, suggesting that it is wisest for him to hide his true thoughts behind a calm appearance.
∘ an ordinary social encounter causes tom to feel dread, suggesting that he is overworked and needs to find more time for stress - free leisure activities.

Explanation:

(Part A):
To determine the universal theme, we analyze each option:

• "Successful people know that work comes before play" – too specific to work - play balance, not universal.
• "Not honoring those who help you will hurt you in the long run" – This is a universal theme about gratitude and consequences of neglecting helpers.
• "How you look on the outside affects how you feel on the inside" – Focuses on appearance - emotion, not as universal as the gratitude - consequence theme.
• "Offending powerful people can easily ruin your chances of happiness" – Focuses on offending powerful people, narrower than the gratitude theme.

(Part B):
We need to find how paragraph 4 events develop the Part A theme (not honoring helpers hurts in long run).

• Option 1: "Bad things begin to happen to the couple in the former location of Gus's dry cleaning business, suggesting that they are being punished for their neglect of Gus." This shows neglect of Gus (helper) leads to bad consequences, developing the theme.
• Option 2: Focuses on career jeopardy due to detour, not related to neglecting a helper.
• Option 3: About hiding thoughts, not related to the theme.
• Option 4: About overwork and leisure, not related to the theme.

Answer:

(Part A):
B. Not honoring those who help you will hurt you in the long run.