The Kramdens upstairs neighbors and best friends are the Nortons. Kramden's

Kramdens'

upstair's

Norton's

Make the language easier to understand

A paraphrase of the text requires the writer to look carefully at the text. After reading the text closely a paraphrase needs the writer to restate the meaning in his or her own words. When one uses their own words, they have a better understanding of the text. The purpose of a paraphrase is to keep the original meaning of the text the same so nothing should change. This eliminates A and C as possibilities. D is also wrong because it's not focused solely on the characters.