A Picture of Peace

The conversation between Michelle and her mother leads to her plan for the best photo to use because it

• provides her ideas of previous winning photos

• helps Michelle consider why she would choose one photo over another

• starts her conflict of being better than her brother at photography

• shows the pressure the contest puts on kids

Paragraphs 5 and 13 illustrate that Michelle is

• selfless

• determined

• trustworthy

• peaceful

Which event contributes most to Michelle's inner conflict?

• Zach insisting on a muscle man photo

• Mom suggesting Michelle use one of her old pictures

• Michelle needing to decide on the best photo for the contest

• the contest rules being very specific

Michelle most likely decides to take the photograph of Zach asleep because

• she wants to use it against him later.

• she thinks that it will make her win the photo contest.

• she hopes to wake him up so he can help her get ready.

• she realizes that in all his craziness, him sleeping looked very peaceful.

Read this sentence from paragraph 16:

"Her hands trembled as she opened the envelope, and she began to look at her pictures one by one."

This sentence conveys to the reader that Michelle is

• nervous to see how the pictures turned out.

• confident she will win.

• scared to read the results of the contest.

• experiencing a health emergency.

Which sentence from the story shows that Michelle chose the picture of her brother to submit?

• "You want to take a picture of me? Look!"

• Carefully Michelle knelt down and took a picture.

• "Mom will like this."

• ...handing over the last picture of the bunch.

What actions in paragraphs 17-18 reveal to the reader that Michelle is satisfied with the photo she decided to submit?

• Her eyebrows rose as she studied the photo and she called it her winning entry.

• She decided her sunset picture suddenly seemed less than perfect.

• The photo was as near perfection as Michelle dreamed it would be.

• She took her time to think through her choices.