The Scholarship Jacket (pages 1-8)

Who is the protagonist of the story?

• Rosie

• Martha

• Mr. Schmidt

• Joann

What is written in gold letters on the jacket pocket?

• The name of the school

• A special message

• a big "S"

• The name of the valedictorian

What is not a characteristic of the Scholarship Jacket?

• A big S on the right

• School colours

• It's a tradition

• Gold and green colours

What's a synonym of "valedictorian"?

• Alumni

• School-leaver

• Scholarship holder

• The best student

Who gets the Scholarship jacket?

• The student who had maintained a good behaviour.

• The student whose parents earned more money.

• The student who had gotten the best grades in the last term.

• The student who had maintained the highest grades for eight years.

How old was Martha when she was given to her grandparents to raise?

• Eight

• Six

• Five

• Seven

Why did Martha say "The scholarship jacket, was our only chance"?

• Because at that moment she was fourteen years old.

• Because she had already pad the registration fees and uniform costs.

• Because her parents were very poor to take part in the sport school.

• Because her sister had obtained the jacket a few years ago.

What is NOT a synonym of "Fee"

• Charge

• Feed

• Cost

• Price

What is NOT a word that Martha used to describe herself?

• Thin

• Flat

• Brain

• curvy

Why did Mr. Boone want to give the Scholarship Jacket to Joann?

• Because she got A plus average.

• Because her father was in the Board and owned a store in town.

• Because she was very good at sports

• Because he didn't get on well with Martha.