Which choice best defines the message of a speech?
OA. It is the main point or purpose of the speech.
OB. It is the evidence that supports the main idea of the speech.
OC. It is the general topic that the speech is about.
OD. It is the overall mood of the speech.

OA: It is the main point or purpose of the speech.

Explanation:

the rhetorical devices that he used in "common sense" are syntax for his sentence structure and pathos for his emotion against the british unfairly treating the "americans" and logos of what documents that what happened to the pilgrims when they had the mayflower compact and how that the british were wanting to have one religion but the compact said for any religion to be accepted.

since it is asking for her reaction to elnora's trouble at school you can rule out any answers with a positive response (b). then you can rule out (d), this is because it does not show the mother's reaction but the daughter's response. that leaves you with two options (a) and (c), by looking at the options you can rule out (c) because it isn't referring back to elnora's issues at school.