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Wherever Tommy went and whatever he saw would remind him of a past time when things were happier. A mere walk down the street where he lived, glancing through the windows of the boutiques that lined the sidewalks, would often leave him in tears.
Which line of dialogue could the author use to develop Tommy's character as he is characterized in this paragraph?
A. • "There are so many nice things here, and I can't stand knowing that I can't afford any of them."
B. • "This little trinket makes me think of a tender memory of playing baseball when I was a boy."
C. • "I think my mother owned a trinket like this one, but I never did like it at all."
D. • "Why do there have to be so many shops along the same street where I live?"
Wherever Tommy went and whatever he saw would remind him of a past time when things were happier. A mere walk down the street where he lived, glancing through the windows of the boutiques that lined the sidewalks, would often leave him in tears.
Which line of dialogue could the author use to develop Tommy's character as he is characterized in this paragraph?
A. • "There are so many nice things here, and I can't stand knowing that I can't afford any of them."
B. • "This little trinket makes me think of a tender memory of playing baseball when I was a boy."
C. • "I think my mother owned a trinket like this one, but I never did like it at all."
D. • "Why do there have to be so many shops along the same street where I live?"
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The line of dialogue that best develops Tommy's character as he is characterized in the paragraph is:
B. • "This little trinket makes me think of a tender memory of playing baseball when I was a boy."
This line reflects Tommy's tendency to remember happier past times and evokes a sense of nostalgia, which aligns with the emotional tone of the passage.
B. • "This little trinket makes me think of a tender memory of playing baseball when I was a boy."
This line reflects Tommy's tendency to remember happier past times and evokes a sense of nostalgia, which aligns with the emotional tone of the passage.
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