The Choice

Read the following text: “Whatever you pick is fine,” I whispered. I was

embarrassed to be there.

1A. Why was Zander embarrassed to be “there”?

• A. He loved shopping with his mom at the thrift store

• B. He did not like shopping with his mom at the thrift store

• C. He did not like the jeans she picked out

• D. He did not like shopping with his mom

1B. What evidence from the text BEST supports your answer to 1A?

• A. The weird guy who worked behind the counter smirked

• B. “Can I go? X and Y are waiting for me to get home.”

• C. I wanted to leave before anyone I knew saw me.

• D. My mom whistled as she sorted through the clothes

  at the thrift store…Like we had always shopped there.

You can infer that Zander’s voice is high and squeaky when his mom walks into his room because he is _____.

• A. excited

• B. tired

• C. lying to her

• D. about to cry

Read the following text: ” Xavier said. “Finders, keepers. That’s how life works.”

How does Yuri feel about Xavier’s idea to keep the ring?

• He agrees

• He disagrees

• He is unsure

• He wants the ring for himself

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What evidence from the text BEST supports your answer to question 4 ?

• Xavier patted me on the back. “You’re rich! I hope you remember who your friends are.

• Yuri whistled. “Will you keep it?”

• Yuri threw a pillow at him. “But someone might be looking for it.”

• After all these years, it’s a wonder they’re still friends.

What does Zander mean when he says, “Even if by some miracle Yuri and Xavier had the same opinion, this decision was up to me”?

• Yuri and Xavier will never agree. ​

• Since he found the ring, the consequences of returning or keeping it fall on him. ​

• He thinks that his own opinions are smarter than his friends’ opinions.​

• He wants Yuri and Xavier to decide for him.​

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Read the following text: "For the next few days, the ring was all we talked about. We unanimously decided that my ring was real. And that it was worth thousands of dollars.​"

Use the context clues to determine which of the following words is the best synonym for “unanimously” as it is used in the text.

• Disagree

• Mostly

• Never

• All

How Does Zander feel about his initial decision to keep the ring?

• excited

• confident

• doubtful

• proud

What evidence from the text BEST supports your answer to question 8?

• “The ring is mine,” I said finally. “We paid for it.”

• I hate it when Yuri’s right.

• I thought about being able to buy a car and video games and a skateboard.

• I pushed the empty potato chip bag over the ring before she walked into the room.

Read the following excerpt: Yuri leaned over and whispered, “If you really believe that ring is yours, then why are you hiding it from your mom?” I hate it when Yuri’s right."

What strategy is the author using to keep the reader engaged?​

• prediction

• personification

• hyperbole

• foreshadowing