QUIZ:
Turning Point
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What best identifies the character traits this passage reveals in Armand?
I sighed with impatience. In recent months Armand had become a figure of authority, siding with my father and mother
occasionally. As the oldest son, he sometimes took advantage of his age and experience to issue rules and regulations.
"How much money have you got?" he whispered.
"You in some kind of trouble?" I asked, excitement rising in me as I remembered the blackmail plot of a movie at the Globe a
month before
He shook his head in annoyance. "Look," he said, "it's Pa's birthday tomorrow. I think we ought to chip in and buy him
something..."
O He is desperate for his father's approval.
O He is good at collecting money.
O
He is selfish
He is considerate
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