Question 1 • FL-1001010-M/J Language Arts 1 A-CR
The excerpt focuses on what the protagonist is thinking as he plans to leave Miss Carpenter’s room with the stolen item and imagines outsmarting the lawman. This gives insight into the protagonist’s conflict: he is committing a theft and trying to evade authority. The passage does not introduce an unexplained idea; its fast thoughts mainly reveal his situation and attitude.
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