Read the sentence from “Hmong Tops.”

He fiddled with his key ring; the cold brass key felt like a block of ice in his pocket. He had never needed a key to enter his old home; someone was always there to greet him.

The underlined descriptive language suggests that

the weather in his new area is colder than he is used to.
the key is a bleak reminder of the changes in Lorenzo’s life.
Lorenzo often chooses to look at the negative side of things.
Lorenzo likes to exaggerate about the things he must endure.