Question

Which BEST identifies a main theme of ' President Cleveland, Where Are You? '

A.) There are many painful realizations along the road to maturity.

B.) Collections can be difficult to maintain.

C.) Being a good brother is difficult.

D.) There are a lot of presidents.

Answer 1

The answer is A, there are many painful realizations along the road to maturity.  

Answer 2

The correct answer is option A.) "There are many painful realizations along the road to maturity". In the short story "President Cleveland, Where Are You?" the author Robert Cormier deals with the love and sacrifice that comes from maturity, particularly for Jerry, the protagonist that had to growth during the Great Depression in the 1930s. Jerry had many painful realizations as he growths in a poor area as part of a medium-sized American town.