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Read the excerpt from “Raymond's Run.” But now, if anybody has anything to say to Raymond, anything to say about his big head, they have to come by me. And I don’t play the dozens or believe in standing around with somebody in my face doing a lot of talking. I much rather just knock you down and take my chances even if I am a little girl with skinny arms and a squeaky voice... How can readers tell that the author is using indirect characterization in this excerpt?

A
She describes Squeaky’s physical traits to tell readers about her character.
B
She describes Raymond’s physical traits to tell readers about his character.
C
She uses Squeaky’s thoughts and words to tell readers about her character.
D
She uses Raymond’s thoughts and words to tell readers about his character.
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Read the excerpt from “Raymond's Run.” “You signing up for the May Day races?” smiles Mary Louise, only it’s not a smile at all. A dumb question like that doesn’t deserve an answer. Besides, there’s just me and Gretchen standing there really, so no use wasting my breath talking to shadows. The narrative voice in this passage shows that Squeaky

A
is upset that Gretchen and Mary Louise are unkind.
B
has little respect for people she thinks are shallow.
C
thinks Mary Louise is a worse friend than Gretchen.
D
believes that talking to people is a waste of time.
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Read the excerpt from "Raymond's Run.” . . . and Rosie, who is as fat as I am skinny and has a big mouth where Raymond is concerned and is too stupid to know that there is not a big deal of difference between herself and Raymond and that she can’t afford to throw stones. What method of characterization does this passage use to show the reader what Rosie is like?

A
Rosie’s thoughts and words
B
Rosie’s dialogue with Raymond
C
Squeaky’s thoughts and words
D
Raymond’s dialogue with Squeaky
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Read the excerpt from "Raymond's Run.” "Well, Hazel Elizabeth Deborah Parker, going to give someone else a break this year?” I squint at [Mr. Pearson] real hard to see if he is seriously thinking I should lose the race on purpose just to give someone else a break... "That new girl should give you a run for your money.” He looks around the park for Gretchen like a periscope in a submarine movie . . . I give him such a look he couldn’t finish putting that idea into words. Grownups got a lot of nerve sometimes. The narrative voice in this passage allows readers to make a judgment about

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the race.
B
Gretchen.
C
Mr. Pearson.
D
the park.
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Read the excerpt from “Raymond's Run.” I was once a strawberry in a Hansel and Gretel pageant when I was in nursery school and didn’t have no better sense than to dance on tiptoe with my arms in a circle over my head doing umbrella steps and being a perfect fool just so my mother and father could come dressed up and clap. You’d think they’d know better than to encourage that kind of nonsense. I am not a strawberry. What does the narrative voice in this excerpt tell readers about Squeaky’s character?

A
She wishes she could be more like other girls in school.
B
She knows who she is and is comfortable with herself.
C
She worries that her parents are disappointed with her.
D
She thinks that she is good at and succeeds in everything.
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Read the excerpt from “Raymond's Run.” There is no track meet that I don’t win the first-place medal. I use to win the twenty-yard dash when I was a little kid in kindergarten. Nowadays, it’s the fifty-yard dash. And tomorrow I’m subject to run the quarter-meter relay all by myself and come in first, second, and third. The big kids call me Mercury ‘cause I’m the swiftest thing in the neighborhood. Squeaky’s description of herself in this passage shows readers that she

A
has some self-doubt.
B
is very self-confident.
C
admires the big kids.
D
thinks very little of others.
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Read the excerpt from “Raymond's Run.” But now, if anybody has anything to say to Raymond, anything to say about his big head, they have to come by me. And I don’t play the dozens or believe in standing around with somebody in my face doing a lot of talking. I much rather just knock you down and take my chances even if I am a little girl with skinny arms and a squeaky voice... This excerpt uses

A
direct characterization to describe what Raymond is like.
B
direct characterization to describe what Squeaky is like.
C
indirect characterization to show what Raymond is like.
D
indirect characterization to show what Squeaky is like.
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Read the excerpt from “Raymond's Run.” Now some people like to act like things come easy to them, won’t let on that they practice. Not me. I’ll high-prance down 34th street like a rodeo pony to keep my knees strong even if it does get my mother uptight so that she walks ahead like she’s not with me, don’t know me, is all by herself on a shopping trip, and I am somebody else’s crazy child. What does the narrative voice in this passage reveal about Squeaky’s character?

A
She wants everyone to know how fast she runs.
B
She doesn’t like the way her mother treats her.
C
She doesn’t care about how she looks to others.
D
She feels like she has to work harder than others.
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Read the excerpt from “Raymond's Run.” Now some people like to act like things come easy to them, won’t let on that they practice. Not me. I’ll high-prance down 34th street like a rodeo pony to keep my knees strong even if it does get my mother uptight so that she walks ahead like she’s not with me, don’t know me, is all by herself on a shopping trip, and I am somebody else’s crazy child. What method of indirect characterization does this passage use to show that Squeaky is headstrong and determined?

A
Squeaky’s conversations with other people
B
the mother’s words about Squeaky’s actions
C
the thoughts and feelings of people on the street
D
Squeaky’s thoughts about her own actions
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Which excerpt from "Raymond's Run” uses the narrative voice to make a judgment about a character’s behavior?

A
And tomorrow I’m subject to run the quarter-meter relay all by myself and come in first, second, and third. The big kids call me Mercury ‘cause I’m the swiftest thing in the neighborhood.
B
He can beat me to Amsterdam Avenue with me having a two-fire-hydrant head start and him running with his hands in his pockets and whistling. But that’s private information.
C
Or like last week when she won the spelling bee for the millionth time. “A good thing you got ‘receive’ Squeaky, ‘cause I would have got it wrong. I completely forgot about the spelling bee.” And she’ll clutch the lace on her blouse like it was some narrow escape. Oh, brother.
D
And on the other side of the fence is Raymond with his arms down to his side and the palms tucked up behind him, running in his very own style, and it’s the first time I ever saw that and I almost stop to watch my brother Raymond on his first run.

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