Question

lucas shook his head. \well—\
\and evan sang a really easy song for his audition,\ oscar interrupted. \anyone could have nailed that song. i picked a hard song. so what if i messed up the second verse and had to start over once or twice?\
lucas stared at him, one eyebrow raised.
\but it was hard!\ oscar insisted, palms turned up as if in appeal to the heavens.
lucas waited to make sure oscar was done. \so youre saying you didnt get the part because you showed up late, disrupted class, and chose a song for your audition that you didnt learn well enough?\
oscar threw his hands up. \whats your point?\
which of the following best describes the main theme or lesson of the story?
if something doesnt go your way, you deserve to know why.
people are tempted to blame their mistakes on others.
good things often happen to people who dont deserve them.

Explanation:

Oscar is defensive about his poor audition performance, focusing on the difficulty of his song instead of taking responsibility for being late, disrupting class, and not preparing properly. This aligns with the idea that people often try to shift focus from their own errors rather than owning them. The other options do not fit: there is no focus on "deserving to know why" things go wrong, and the text does not address good things happening to undeserving people.

Answer:

People are tempted to blame their mistakes on others.