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Identify the Source  (1 point) – Clearly state the title of…

Identify the Source  (1 point) – Clearly state the title of the work from which the passage comes. State the Author  (1 point) – Provide the name of the author of the passage. (1 point) Analyze Theme and Significance (3 points) – Discuss the central theme of the passage and its overall significance within the work. Consider the author’s intended message and how the passage contributes to the larger meaning of the text. Avoid mere summary—do not simply recount the plot. Instead, focus on interpretation and analysis. Your discussion of the theme and significance must be at least three (3) complete sentences, offering thoughtful insights into the author’s purpose and the passage’s deeper meaning.  Passage: If there was a horse race, you’d find him flush or you’d find him busted at the end of it; if there was a dogfight, he’d bet on it; if there was a cat fight, he’d bet on it; if there was a chicken fight, he’d bet on it; why, if there was two birds setting on a fence, he would bet you which one would fly first; or if there was a camp meeting, he would be there reg’lar to bet on Parson Walker, which he judged to be the best exhorter about here, and so he was too, and a good man. If he even see a straddlebug start to go anywheres, he would bet you how long it would take him to get to—to wherever he was going to, and if you took him up, he would foller that straddlebug to Mexico but what he would find out where he was bound for and how long he was on the road.