Question

a novel about two friends who repair their friendship after a fight demonstrates that forgiveness is important for maintaining relationships. this is an example of: supporting detail theme topic sentence central idea

Explanation:

A theme is the underlying message or idea explored in a literary work. Here, the statement about forgiveness being important for relationships is the overarching idea (theme) shown through the novel's plot of friends repairing their friendship. A supporting detail would be a specific event in the novel, a topic sentence introduces a paragraph's main idea (not a novel - wide concept), and central idea is often more specific to a text's main point but here the broad idea about forgiveness in relationships fits "theme".

Answer:

B. theme