"Doris is Coming"

What can the reader infer about the two white men sitting at the counter of Clovee’s?

• They shook their heads as a greeting to Doris.

• They hated that Doris was not served.

• They disapproved of Doris being there.

• They arrived to support Doris.

What is Doris’s primary motivation for going into Clovee’s Five and Dime?

• She wants to get food for dinner.

• She hopes to meet some friends.

• She likes the shakes they serve.

• She plans to protest their practices.

What does Doris’s statement to the waitress in paragraph 4 reveal about her character?

• It reveals her courage.

• It reveals her fear.

• It reveals her unease.

• It reveals her ambition

pleading \plē'dĭng\ 1. making a sincere appeal 2. advocating for a cause in a court of law. Which definition most closely matches the way the word pleading is used in paragraph 8?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

Which sentence best expresses a main idea of the selection?

• Sometimes behaving in a caring and kind way hurts others.

• Honesty and openness is important in friendships.

• Humor can backfire in certain situations.

• Sometimes doing what is scary is what is necessary.

Which sentence explains why Doris’s feelings about going to Clovee’s turn negative?

• She realizes she knows people in the store.

• She thinks she should not have come alone.

• She discovers she cannot place an order.

Why did Doris accept the shake from the waitress?

• She was thirsty from her walk.

• She felt it was a victory for her.

• She thought it would be rude to refuse it.

• She wanted the waitress to like her.

Doris is a person who is thoughtful and pensive. *

• True

• False

9. Doris thinks her life is predictable and routine.

• True

• False

Doris is an average student who works hard.

• True

• False