Running to buy the rest of his newspapers. What difference does it make to me if they buy the paper to read or to use as a disposable umbrella, he thought. A
Based on the passage, which conclusion about Fritz is
supported by the details of the story?
1. His optimism will eventually be defeated.
2. His persistence and creativity will take him far
3. His beliefs about others are formed cautiously,
When Fritz heard the church bells ring he trudged down the block with his
overstuffed bagslung across his chest Lately, the bag felt heavier on the way
back to the bridge than on the way out Fritz nodded to the lady selling hot
pretzels at the entrance to the underpass Mr Gardini always complained about
her setting up near his stand, but it believed his boss secretly appreciated
her location, after all, once a customer started eating one of those salty
pret Mr Gardini's stand was the closest place for them to drop another
nickel on a cold drink
It's stomach chumed when he came into spitting distance of the stand it
was, as his father always said, time to face the music. Mr Gardinis head poked
out around the wall reconized the dacking of your shoes on the
cobblestonehead Then he looked into Fri's bajt and shook his head
Another bad day of voles," he said i'm sorry, fraz, but i'm going to have to
starthat you for the papers you don't sell They are no rood to me at this
hout the counters have all one home heittoain today, but this is
the last time tuve to pay for those papers whether you sell them or not
4 er nodded his head and handed the few coins he had collected to Mr.
4 His approach to problems and setbacks needs
to change