Read the passage.During the spelling test, Adrian sees his friend Malcolm cheating. Adrian knows this is wrong. His first thought is to say something to the teacher, but Malcolm is one of Adrian’s few friends. If he tells the teacher, it could end their friendship. He decides to think about the situation before saying anything.

Adrian is torn between telling the teacher that Malcolm is cheating and protecting his friendship with Malcolm. Because the struggle is happening within Adrian as he weighs what to do, it is character vs. self. “Character vs. character” would involve a direct conflict between two people.

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