What might the following quote suggest about the narrator? "Although they didn't say out loud, 'Man, that's ugly,' I heard the buzz-buzz of gossip and even laughter, that I knew it was meant for me." (Paragraph 7)A.The narrator is unaffected by the gossip and continues wearing his jacket to prove this.B.The narrator is convinced that people are making fun of him, but he could be mistaken.C.The narrator is embarrassed by the gossip and pretends that it is not about him or his jacket.D.The narrator is unsure why people are laughing, but he realizes later that it was about the jacket.

Which TWO of the following show how the jacket affects the narrator's life?A.He feels like an outsider at school.B.He learns how to ignore bullies at school.C.He stops talking to his mother, brother, and sister.D.He becomes interested in what other people wear.E.He spends more time focusing on his grades than on girls.F.He struggles to focus on quizzes and completing homework.

Part AWhich of the following states a central theme in the text?Answer choices for the above questionStanding in society depends on one’s social rank.Human beings are valuable not based on their appearance, but based on their internal qualities.Inability to cope with life’s unexpected events leads to misery.For every setback in one’s plans, there is usually a compensating piece of good luck.Part BWhich quotation best supports this major theme in the text?Answer choices for the above question“He wrapped himself up in his cloak, and held his handkerchief to his face as though his nose bled.”“A carriage drew up at the entrance; the carriage door was opened, and a gentleman in uniform came out and hurried up the steps.”“And indeed how was it possible that the nose, which only yesterday he had on his face, and which could neither walk nor drive, should wear a uniform?”“I am acquainted with ladies of high position—Madame Tchektyriev, wife of a state-councillor, and many others.”

In the following passage, the narrator reflects on his mother's character. Select the best evidence to support the statement "Photographs of the narrator's mother don't reflect her personality as he knew it." There may be more than one correct choice.She liked to make me laugh by calling herself an Okie even though she was as glossy and nervy and stylish as a racehorse. That exotic character unfortunately comes out a little too stark and unforgiving in photographs—her freckles covered with makeup, her hair pulled back in a ponytail at the nape of her neck like some nobleman in The Tale of Genji—and what doesn't come across at all is her warmth, her merry, unpredictable quality, which is what I loved about her most. It's clear, from the stillness she emanates in pictures, how much she mistrusted the camera; she gives off a watchful, tigerish air of steeling herself against attack.

Select the quotation from the story that most strongly suggests that the theme is Be honest, even when it doesn't benefit you."But don't forget to audition again next year," she added with a wink.He didn't have the heart to tell them that it was all for nothing because he couldn't even be in the play.He knew that the longer he put off dropping out of the play, the more he would hurt the rest of the cast and crew.Submit

Analyze and provide context for the following quote:"I didn’t want you to think I was just some nobody. You see, I usually find myself among strangers because I drift here and there trying to forget the sad thing that happened to me.”Identify the speaker (1 pt.)Why is the quote significant to the novel? What is its significance to a character’s development and/or the plot? (2 pt.)View keyboard shortcutsEditViewInsertFormatToolsTable12ptParagraph