But T. J. did not follow immediately. He remained standing in the middle of the compound, his face puzzled
and undecided. I had never seen him look more
desolately alone, and for a fleeting second I felt almost
sorry for him.
-Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry,
Mildred D. Taylor
What is the author's tone toward T. J. in this
passage?
O angry
* anxious
o excited
o pitying

Imagine you are reading a story about a character named dray. dray is captain of the basketball team and practices for hours after school in order to achieve his goals of playing in the nba. one day, dray decides that he hates basketball. he quits the team and takes up knitting instead. what is the introduction of this new plot point is an example of a. an anticlimaxb. a conclusionc. a contrivanced. a climax