7. How does the author develop the theme of the passage?
a. By describing the old man's envy of the young boy and the idea of recreating the joy he missed during
his childhood
b. By highlighting the old man's observation of the careful supervision that the mother kept over the
young boy
c.
By contrasting the old man's important role at the factory with the young boy's irresponsibility playing
with the hoop
d. By focusing on the old man's fear of being discovered and shamed for his mischievous behavior like
that of the young boy