Use this paragraph to complete this activity Patrick lived in Emeryville But every Saturday morning, he rode to city buses to his uncles bookstore in Northview where he worked. He didn’t mind to commute because he loved his job. He loved spending time with his uncle, but he also loved going to work because he had become friends with one of his coworkers The boys would talk about everything from baseball scores to movies to favorite pizza toppings so this Saturday when Patrick got to work he and Andrew got to talking as they always did. Andrew said casually he said Patrick did you have a good week yeah he said great week my basketball team made it to the semi finals. The game is tonight. We’re playing Emeryville our nemesis before Patrick could say another word. Andrew continued. I don’t like Emeryville. I don’t think I could ever be friends with someone from that town. Our schools are such rivals, speechless you can’t believe I’ve never asked you that before Patrick Over his words not too far from here he said, before he quickly change the subject to the new shipment of graphic novels, and 3 to 5 sentences identify the two different points of view in the story and describe the humor and suspense created by the differences in point of view

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The two different points of view in the story are Patrick's, who lives in Emeryville and is friends with Andrew despite their towns being rivals, and Andrew's, who is from Northview and has a strong dislike for people from Emeryville. This creates humor as Andrew reveals his prejudice against people from Emeryville, even though he is friends with Patrick. The suspense is created as the reader wonders if and how Patrick will react to Andrew's negative comments about his town. The contrast between their opposing views adds tension to their friendship and adds a layer of complexity to the story.