Junior's decision to go to school off the reservation was unusual. Why do
you think that was? It made his best
friend, Rowdy, furious. Why do you
think that happened? Have you ever
made a change in your life that
caused friends to abandon you?
Have you ever failed to make a
change that you wanted because
you were afraid friends would
abandon you? Why are these
decisions so difficult?

Araby every morning i lay on the floor in the front parlour watching her door. the blind was pulled down to within an inch of the sash so that i could not be seen. when she came out on the doorstep my heart leaped. i ran to the hall, seized my books and followed her. i kept her brown figure always in my eye and, when we came near the point at which our ways diverged, i quickened my pace and passed her. this happened morning after morning. i had never spoken to her, except for a few casual words, and yet her name was like a summons to all my foolish blood. what is the general tone of the passage? a. courageous b. comical c. passionate d. fearful