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Read the excerpt from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.

"T.J., don't you come talking to me 'bout no more cheating!" cried Stacey angrily. "After all that trouble I got in the last time 'count of you. You got questions, you ask Mama yourself, but you say one more word to me 'bout them tests, I'm gonna—"

Which statement best describes and explains a character’s actions?

Stacey will not answer T.J.’s questions because T.J. is angry.
Stacey gets angry when he does not know the answers to test questions.
T.J. cheats on the tests because Stacey will not answer his questions.
T.J. asks again about the tests and Stacey becomes angry.

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The statement that best describes and explains a character's actions is: T.J. cheats on the tests because Stacey will not answer his questions.

This statement captures the dynamic between the characters: T.J. is seeking help from Stacey regarding the tests, but Stacey is understandably upset because of the trouble he faced previously due to T.J.'s actions. It reflects Stacey's protective nature and his choice to draw a line against T.J.'s behavior, implying that T.J. resorts to cheating as a consequence of Stacey's refusal to help him.