Read the excerpt from "The Legacy of Billy Mason."
"I told you I should have stayed home!" Billy protested
plaintively. "I'm missing the first game of the playoffs,
and my team really needs me!"
"I understand began his father.
"No, you don't understand," said Billy, "because you
never cared about anything like I care about baseball,
not in your whole life."
Which sentence best characterizes Billy?
O He feels misunderstood.
O He does not like his family.
O He is angry most of the time.
O He is obsessed with sports.

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Answer:

The answer is the first one; He feels Misunderstood

Explanation:

He says "No, you don't understand,"

The best characterization for Billy Mason in the excerpt is the fact that he is  misunderstood.

What shows that Billy is Misunderstood here?

From the text, we can see that Billy is accusing his father of not understanding him.

This is contrary to what his father says. We can see that there is a disagreement that has Billy feeling that his father does not get him.

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