Read the excerpt from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.
T.J. gulped and leaned over, his head between his legs. “I . . . I'm sick, Stacey. I gotta get home 'fore my daddy wake up. . . . He say I stay 'way from that house one more night, he gonna put me out, and he mean it, too. He put me out, I got no place to go. You gotta help me."
How does the excerpt develop the theme of friendship in the story?
A The author shows that when T.J. needs help, he turns to a friend he can trust.
B The author shows that when T.J. needs help, he has no place to go.
C The author shows that when T.J needs help, he has no more friends.
D The author shows that when T.J. needs help, he can only depend on himself.
