"Good Enough" Short quiz version

At the beginning of the story, Dori has been crying in the bathroom. Why has she been crying?

• She is worried about her family not having enough money.

• She is upset that the shirt she got for her birthday is a knockoff (fake).

• Carleen teased her at school.

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On page 24, Dori says that Lisa and her friends are “in the A group.” Dori means that the girls are

• smart

• generous.

• popular.

• ugly

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What is the main reason Dori wants an Orion shirt?

• She wants to wear what other girls are wearing.

• The shirt is soft and comfortable.

• Her school dress code requires her to wear one.

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Which line best proves that Dori wants a Orion shirt because the other girls have them ?

• “‘They’re just, you know, soft cotton, like knit.’” (p. 24)

• “I imagined my mother standing at the display at the Bargain Mart.” (p. 26)

• “. . . I began thinking about myself in an Orion shirt—imagining how it would feel to get one of those purring compliments . . . ” (p. 25)

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Which theme (life lesson) best supports the following statement from Dori?

"The only reason the Orion shirt had entered my mind was that Lisa Verilli has the locker next to mine. Every morning, I hear her and Carleen and their friends complimenting each other on their Orion shirts—"

• People are nice to others no matter what they wear

• Everyone feels part of a group no matter how they look

• Sometimes what you wear can hold great importance and meaning to others

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Why didn't Dori's mother buy her an Orion shirt for her birthday?

• She was a mean mother

• Dori already had one

• Her brother bought one for her

• The family didn't have a lot of money

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At the end of the story, Dori told the other girls that the shirt was "the best present I ever got". Why did she change her mind about the "fake" shirt?

• The girls said her shirt was cooler than theirs

• She was already part of the "A" group without an Orion shirt

• She knew how hard her mother had worked to buy her the new shirt

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Which theme (life lesson) supports the idea that, in the end, Dori was proud of her "fake" shirt that Mom had bought her?

• Family love is more important than expensive gifts

• Having expensive clothes is more important than family

• Being part of the popular group is more important than family

• Lying about your gifts is okay

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Which real world example supports the theme that " family love is more important that expensive gifts"?

• Your favorite gift was the handmade card from your little sister, not a new smart phone.

• You received the newest video game from your best friend.

• All of the kids at the party took home a $50 gift card from Amazon.

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Which real world example supports the theme (life lesson) to "always be a little kinder than necessary"?

• The boy wore old jeans and a dirty t-shirt, so the other boys didn't talk to him.

• The new student sat a table by himself eating his lunch.

• The group of boys invited the new student to play soccer with them after school

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