The Scholarship Jacket

Why did Martha expect to win the scholarship jacket?

• Because her grandfather has donated a lot of money to the school

• Because she cheated (hizo trampa) on many exams and got good grades

• Because she had earned the highest grades in 8th grade

Why did she live with her grandparents?

• Because her father couldn´t feed all his 8 children

• Because she ran away from home and she never returned

• Because her parents died.

She overheard a conversation. Who was talking?

• The school principal and Martha´s math teacher

• Her grandmother and the school principal

• Two of her teachers

Mr. Schmidt refused to lie. Why?

• He said that Martha deserved the jacket and that he wouldn´t falsify the grades of Joan.

• He refused to give Martha the sholarship jacket because she was Mexican

• He refused to falsify Martha´s grades because she didn´t need that.

Martha spoke with her grandfather. Why did he refuse to pay the $15 for the scholarship jacket?

• Because they were poor and didn´t have the money

• Because Martha had been a bad student and she didn´t deserve it

• Because they shouldn´t call the jacket "scholarship" if someone had to pay to get it

When Martha told the principal she woudn´t pay the $15, what did he say?

• This year they would give the jacket to Joann.

• This year they would make an exception and would give it to Martha

• This year the jacket would go to the richest in town

Read the extract of the story.

"I decided I wasn’t going to make it any easier for him, so I looked him straight in the eyes. He looked away and fidgeted with the papers on his desk." Why did Martha do that with the school principal?

• Because she was angry at him

• Because she knew she deserved the jacket

• Because she didn´t care about the jacket

Read the extract of the story.

"I decided I wasn’t going to make it any easier for him, so I looked him straight in the eyes. He looked away and fidgeted with the papers on his desk." Why did the principal not want to look her in the eyes?

• Because he didn´t like Martha for being Mexican

• Because he was ashamed (avergonzado) of what he was doing

• Because he was about to get money

What is the main topic of the story?

• The value of a good education

• Respecting your elders (las personas mayores) and their wisdom

• Fairness (justicia) and standing up for what is right

Which of the following events shows discrimination?

• Martha had to live with her grandparents because her parents were poor

• The school authorities knew she couldn´t afford to pay the $15 because she was poor

• The school authorities didn´t want to give Martha the jacket because she was Mexican