5. When recalling the night of Johnny’s attack, Ponyboy says that he noticed Dally was especially disturbed by the viciousness of the beating and looked ill. He says, "Dally has seen people killed on the streets of New York’s West Side. Why did he look sick now?" There’s two possible reasons why Dally would look so sick in that moment. Explain them both.

This is because Dally knows the person who got beat up, he was letting his guard down and getting emotional

Explanation:

Dally could have witnessed so many people get murdered and but this particular one is different. This is especially different for dally considering he knows the person that was being physically abused. It is different when we have a personal history and have been in contact with someone that loses his life. We get emotional when it concerns them such as we could get emotional when we lose a family member.

d. i assume the underlined word is "role." reformat if it isn't.

explanation:

role is closest to part because when replacing words, "playing a vital decision," "playing a vital activity," and "playing a vital dollar" don't make logical sense. the only meaningful choice is "playing a vital part."

this fits one of merriam-webster's definitions of role: "a function or part performed especially in a particular operation or process."

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