If you had seen him striding down the street, though, you would never have thought that he spent most of his time building inventions in a laboratory.

which the best question to ask at this point in the reading?

what street was he walking down?

what did he spend all of his time doing?

why did he appear different from what he was?

what kind of inventions did he build in his laboratory?

Me which theme is developed by the changing relationship between the narrator and his daughter in this excerpt ? as she grew older, she spent more of her time with girls. so much time indeed did she spend with them that she came no more, as she used to do, to her father’s room. i was scarcely on speaking terms with her. when mini and her father stop communicating, it develops the theme that children should not speak unless spoken to. as mini becomes more independent, it develops the theme that parents must learn to let go as their children grow up. as mini spends more time with friends, it develops the theme that young people are more influenced by peers than by parents. when mini and her father see each other far less often, it develops the theme that absence makes the heart grow fonder.