You have read "Flying Without Wings," in which the author describes different animals, other than birds, that can fly. Write an essay analyzing how the author develops and refines the central idea of the text. Use evidence from the text to support your response.

Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. read the following excerpt from the novel "oliver twist" by charles dickens. although oliver had been brought up by philosophers, he was not theoretically acquainted with the beautiful axiom that self-preservation is the first law of nature. if he had been, perhaps he would have been prepared for this. not being prepared, however, it alarmed him the more; so away he went