Read the excerpt from "a quilt of a country." what is the point of this splintered whole? what is the point of a nation in which arab cabbies chauffeur jewish passengers through the streets of new york—and in which jewish cabbies chauffeur arab passengers, too, and yet speak in theory of hatred, one for the other? what is the point of a nation in which one part seems to be always on the verge of fisticuffs with another, blacks and whites, gays and straights, left and right, pole and chinese and puerto rican and slovenian? other countries with such divisions have in fact divided into new nations with new names, but not this one, impossibly interwoven even in its hostilities. which statement best summarizes the central idea of this paragraph? a. america’s cultural differences have caused it to fracture. b. america is a united country despite its cultural differences. c. america’s cultural differences make it impossible to live peacefully. d. america is always on the verge of civil unrest due to its multicultural citizens.

B. America is an united country despite its cultural differences.

Explanation: In the given excerpt we can see the description of some of the different cultures, races, sexual orientations and political thinkings that are present in America, and how they are conflicts between some of them (like Jewish and Arabs or left and right), but at the end of the excerpt it is described how despite all the differences and conflicts they might be, America is not divided like other nations that have been through similar situations.

c hydrophobia is the answer

1. this would be first person. it would be like "i walked home from school today" they are the narrator of the story and is a character as well.

2. first person because they used the word "i" in the quote.

3. i'm really not sure about this one i'm really sorry i never read it so i wouldn't know how to answer it. 

4. it would be character vs. society because everyone he meets there is always a conflict of some sort because he's stuck in his daydream.

5. it would be sadness at the loss of youth because the title itself tells us it's about age so it couldn't be about regret. and the tone just sounds sad, not angry. 

i hope this !