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Read the excerpt from “The Diary,” in which a young boy, Leo, reads from his sister's diary. LEO: “Some of the other girls in school say they don’t get along with their brothers. Sometimes I don’t, either. But most of the time, they’re pretty cool…. They’re fun to be around, and they really care about me and Mama…. I feel lucky to have them as my brothers…. But I’d never want them to know that.” (Leo stops reading and thinks for a moment. He isn’t smiling anymore. After a moment, he gets up from the chair and carefully puts the diary back on the seat cushion where he found it. Then he quietly leaves the room.) What do the stage directions reveal about Leo’s character? The Diary Responses He has decided that his sister’s diary is boring after all. He has decided that his sister’s diary is boring after all. He has decided he prefers to let his sister's thoughts stay private. He has decided he prefers to let his sister's thoughts stay private. He has decided that it is no fun reading the dairy alone. He has decided that it is no fun reading the dairy alone. He has decided that he will tell his sister that he read her diary.

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Read the excerpt from “The Diary,” in which a young boy, Leo, reads from his sister's diary.

LEO: “Some of the other girls in school say they don’t get along with their brothers. Sometimes I don’t, either. But most of the time, they’re pretty cool…. They’re fun to be around, and they really care about me and Mama…. I feel lucky to have them as my brothers…. But I’d never want them to know that.”

(Leo stops reading and thinks for a moment. He isn’t smiling anymore. After a moment, he gets up from the chair and carefully puts the diary back on the seat cushion where he found it. Then he quietly leaves the room.)

What do the stage directions reveal about Leo’s character?

The Diary

Responses

He has decided that his sister’s diary is boring after all. He has decided that his sister’s diary is boring after all.

He has decided he prefers to let his sister's thoughts stay private. He has decided he prefers to let his sister's thoughts stay private.

He has decided that it is no fun reading the dairy alone. He has decided that it is no fun reading the dairy alone.

He has decided that he will tell his sister that he read her diary.

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Solution

The stage directions reveal that Leo is respectful and considerate. After reading his sister's private thoughts about him and their brothers, he doesn't laugh or make fun of it. Instead, he becomes thoughtful and serious. He carefully puts the diary back where he found it, showing that he respects his sister's privacy. He then quietly leaves the room, indicating that he has decided to keep what he read to himself. Therefore, the most accurate response would be: "He has decided he prefers to let his sister's thoughts stay private."

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