The Scholarship Jacket

Why did the principal change his mind about giving the jacket to Marta?

• He thought Martha needed encouragement.

• Martha deserved the jacket and he felt guilty.

• Martha told everyone about his conversation with Mr. Schmidt.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What does the jacket mean to Martha?

• Martha’s favorite colors are green and gold.

• Martha wants to keep the tradition of the jacket going in her family.

• It is not important, but she wants to embarrass the principal.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How does the argument between Mr. Boone and Mr. Schmidt impact the plot of the story?

• Their conversation provides the resolution of the story.

• Their conversation introduces an important character.

• Their conversation provides background information.

• Their conversation introduces the conflict of the story.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What does not being able to look Marta in the eye reveal about the principal?

• He knows what he is doing is wrong and is ashamed.

• He has vision problems, which is a metaphor for “blind justice.”

• He is distracted by more important things like the end of the school year.

• He thinks Marta is crying and does not want to embarrass her by watching.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Select the theme of the passage.

• You should always be willing to fight.

• It is important to stand up for yourself, and you should not give into pressure to give up..

• It's not right to discriminate against others.

• It is important to take into consideration the wants and needs of everyone, and make decisions that are in your own best interest.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Martha lives with her grandparents because her parents

• are too poor to feed all the children

• do not live near school

• died when she was 6

• live with her grandparents

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What was Marta doing when she heard the two teachers arguing about who should be the valedictorian?

• She was on her way to her math class.

• She was going back to pick up her gym shorts because she had forgotten them.

• She was on her way to the principal's office.

• She was walking down the fall because she had decided not to go to PE since she didn't have her gym shorts.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

In what way did Marta try to "not make it any easier" for the principal when she was called to the office?

• She refused to say anything when he explained the new policy.
• She told him he was going to have to talk to her grandfather himself.
• She looked him straight in the eye as he told her about the new policy.
• She refused to leave the office until he told her why there was a new policy.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

In the past, the scholarship jacket has always gone to a student

• with financial aid

• who is popular with the teachers

• who has earned the highest grades

• whose parents are well-respected in the community

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Marta believes she should get the scholarship jacket because she

• is smarter than everyone else

• wants it very much

• has the highest grades

• won't get a sports jacket

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.4