The Best Dancer

Who was considered the school's best dancer at the beginning of the story?

• Annabelle

• Taylor

• Laura

• Christina

What did Mrs. Coolidge believe was important for her students?

• Winning competitions

• Getting inspired

• Practicing daily

• Being the best

How did Annabelle initially feel about Sally when she first met her?

• Threatened

• Indifferent

• Amused

• Jealous

What was Sally's weakness according to Annabelle?

• Chocolate

• Cake

• Dancing

• Attention

What did Annabelle plan to do with the earthworms?

• Use them in her performance

• Scare Sally

• Eat them

• Hide them in Sally's locker

How did Sally respond to Annabelle's plan with the earthworms?

• She ignored it

• She reported it to Mrs. Coolidge

• She used it against Annabelle

• She laughed it off

Who got the lead role in the school ballet?

• Annabelle

• Sally

• Taylor

• Laura

Annabelle devises a plan that somehow involves a bag of earthworms and Sally. What motivates Annabelle’s actions?

• She wants to stop Sally from getting the lead part in the school ballet.

• She wants to prove that she is a more gifted ballet dancer than Sally.

• She wants to get the other ballet students to stop liking Sally so much.

• She wants Mrs. Coolidge to think that Sally is dirty and gross.

Annabelle wants to be the best at ballet. What evidence from the story best supports this conclusion?

• “Mrs. Coolidge would prefer it if Annabelle simply liked to dance.”

• “In the following weeks, however, it became clear that Annabelle had grossly underestimated Sally’s dancing abilities.”

• “Annabelle, she believed, was inspired, but inspired to win, to outdo, to beat everyone else.”

• “She had prepared a beautiful piece in which she slid across the stage on her toes, emulating a flowering tulip.”

How can Annabelle best be described?

• honest

• competitive

• helpful

• generous