The most prominent piece of sculpture in a city center mall has disappeared. various persons have tried to figure what happened to it. outstanding in the investigation is that most people didn't even notice the sculpture was missing. there is speculation as to what happened to it. it may have been bulldozed accidentally or on purpose.
what was the central idea of the passage?
a. the sculpture was too small to be noticed.
b. the sculpture wasn't important to begin with
c. the sculpture wasn't noticed to begin with.
d. everyone hated it.

ethos, logos, and pathos.

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel