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shabbiness. one of the men was heating something in a tin cu over the embers. two were lying at full length a little distance away, while a fourth was trying to decipher a letter and had drawn close to the light. he had unfastened his collar and a good bit of his flannel shirt front.
\whats that you got around your neck, ned?\ asked one of the men.
ned—or edmond—mechanically fastened another button of his shirt and did not reply. he went on reading his letter.
\is it your sweethearts picture?\
\taint no gals picture,\ offered the man at the fire. \thats a charm. hey, french! aint i right?\ edmond looked up absently from his letter.
\what is it?\ he asked.
\aint that a charm you got round your neck?\
\it must be, nick,\ returned edmond with a smile. \i dont know how i could have gone through this year and a half without it.\
the letter had made edmond heartsick and homesick. he stretched himself on his back and looked straight up at the blinking stars. but he was not thinking of them nor of anything but a certain spring day when a girl was saying goodbye to him. he could see her as she unclasped from her neck the locket which she fastened about his own. it was an old fashioned golden locket bearing miniatures of her father and mother. it was her most precious earthly possession. edmond could feel again the folds of the girls soft white gown and see the droop of the angel - sleeves as she circled her fair arms about his neck. her sweet face, tormented by the pain of parting, appeared before him as vividly as life. he turned over, burying his face in his arm and there he
select all the correct answers.
which two statements best express themes of the passage?
□ tokens of love gain special significance in wartime.
□ the devotion of one person can change the world.
□ its important to take care of things that you borrow.
□ good luck charms can provide solace but not protection.
□ stress makes people imagine things.

Explanation:

1. The passage centers on Edmond, a man separated from his sweetheart during wartime, who treasures a locket with her image as a precious link to her. This shows love tokens gain special meaning in wartime.
2. The locket (a love token) is Edmond's "most precious earthly possession" and helps him cope with being heartsick/homesick, but it does not protect him from his pain or the realities of his situation, so good luck charms can provide solace but not protection.
3. The other options are not supported: the passage does not show devotion changing the world, focus on borrowed items, or frame his memory of her as an imagined thing from stress.

Answer:

• Tokens of love gain special significance in wartime.
• Good luck charms can provide solace but not protection.