The Scholarship Jacket

Much to my ________________, I earned a failing grade on the math test.

• eavesdrop

• dismay

• vile

I stood next to the kitchen doorway to ____________________________ on my parents’ conversation.

• agile

• eavesdrop

• vile

Sad and ____________________________ and sickly, the kitten waited to be adopted.

• gaunt

• agile

• dismay

The ____________________________ wrestler quickly pinned his opponent in record time.

• agile

• eavesdrop

• vile

The rotting garbage had a ____________________________ smell that made me sick.

• gaunt

• vile

• eavesdrop

In ____________________________, I went to my room to be alone and cry.

• falsify

• despair

• dignity

When Martha achieved the highest academic rank in her class, she earned the title of ____________________________.

• despair

• graffiti

• valedictorian

Jimmy Valentine had to ____________________________ several documents when he “became” Ralph Spencer.

• falsify

• despair

• dignity

You should treat other people with respect and ____________.

• falsify

• despair

• dignity

What does the setting of the beginning of the story reveal about the narrator?

• Her appearance, likes, and dislikes.

• Her relationship with her sister, father and granfather

• Her age, academic accomplishments, and motivations.