The Scholarship Jacket

1. _____ Martha lives with her grandparents because her parents

• are too poor to feed all their children.

• do not live near a school.

• died when she was six years old.

• live with her grandparents.

_____Martha's grandparents supported themselves by

• running the only store in town.

• teaching high school.

• working on their own farm.

• working as hired labor on other people's farms.

_____In the past, the scholarship jacket has always gone to a student

• with financial need.

• who is popular with the teachers.

• who has earned the highest grades

• whose parents are well respected in the community

_____Martha believes she should get the scholarship jacket because she

• is smarter than everyone else.

• wants it very much.

• has the highest grades

• won’t get a sports jacket.

_____The author implies that Mr. Boone

• had a strong personal dislike for Martha.

• knew Martha was not really as intelligent as other people thought.

• felt that Joann had more leadership ability.

• was more concerned about pleasing Joann's father than being fair to Martha.

_____The most likely reason for the Board’s new policy concerning the scholarship jacket is that the members

• think the jacket costs too much to give away.

• want everyone to have an equal chance

• hold a grudge against Martha’s grandfather

• want the daughter of a powerful Board member to get it.

_____By saying, "...it's not a scholarship jacket, is it?" Martha's grandfather was implying

• the jacket was not worth fifteen dollars.

• a real award should not have to be bought with money.

• Martha did not deserve to win the scholarship jacket

• he did not understand what a scholarship jacket was

_____The principal’s behavior at the end of the story suggests that he

• does not agree with the Board’s decision

• does not like Martha very much.

• has not given the Board’s policy much thought

• is not very concerned about fairness.

. _____What finally triumphs in this story?

• power

• justice

• greed

• compromise

10. What is the MAIN IDEA of the short story, The Scholarship Jacket?

• Cheaters never win.

• Martha has worked hard for 8 years to earn a jacket, but she is disappointed when she finds out it may be awarded to a student with an influential father instead.

• Martha is a very bright and hard working girl, who will be the valedictorian of her 8th grade class.