Read the sentence from "Broken Chain." But Alfonso knew Raul, a paperboy with dollar signs in his eyes, would charge him, and he had less than sixty cents, counting the soda bottles he could cash. What is the connotation of the underlined description, and what does it say about Raul? © The description is positive. It means that Alfonso thinks Raul has good business sense. © The description is negative. It means that paperboys earn low wages for their work. © The description is positive. It means that Raul earns a lot of money as a paperboy. © The description is negative. It means that Raul cares too much about money.

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Question
Read the sentence from "Broken Chain."
But Alfonso knew Raul, a paperboy with dollar signs in his eyes, would charge him, and he had less than sixty cents,
counting the soda bottles he could cash.
What is the connotation of the underlined description, and what does it say about Raul?
© The description is positive. It means that Alfonso thinks Raul has good business sense.
© The description is negative. It means that paperboys earn low wages for their work.
© The description is positive. It means that Raul earns a lot of money as a paperboy.
© The description is negative. It means that Raul cares too much about money.
Answer

The description is positive. It means that Raul has good business sense.

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The sentence implies that Raul is a savvy businessman who is able to make money from his paperboy job. The phrase "dollar signs in his eyes...
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