Which detail best highlights the jacket's ugliness?A."I remember the green coat that I wore in fifth and sixth grades when you either danced like a champ or pressed yourself against a greasy wall" (Paragraph 1)B."I put the big jacket on. I zipped it up and down several times, and rolled the cuffs up so they didn't cover my hands." (Paragraph 4)C."I wore that thing for three years until the sleeves grew short and my forearms stuck out like the necks of

How does the speaker's point of view about the jacket change throughout the passage? Cite evidence from the text to support your answer.

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.

Which character trait is revealed through this passage?Passage from The Grapes of WrathHe wore an old black suit coat, stained and spotted, the sleeves torn loose from the shoulders in back, and ragged holes worn through at the elbows. His black hat was as stained as his coat and the band, torn half free, flopped up and down as he walked.The man was tired.The man could not sew.The man was poor.The man could not do laundry.

If you wished to write an article for the school newspaper arguing against school uniforms, which of these sentences would be best to include to support this position?ResponsesA Some school uniforms are plain ugly, but others are not so bad.Some school uniforms are plain ugly, but others are not so bad.B School uniforms work well in some places, but not so well in other places.School uniforms work well in some places, but not so well in other places.C People who argue for school uniforms often say that they create cohesion among a student body.People who argue for school uniforms often say that they create cohesion among a student body.D School uniforms are a bad idea because a student should have access to freedom of self-expression

Choose the correct adverbs to complete this sentence. Be sure your choice is logical and conveys appropriate meaning. My old jacket still fits (well/good) , but I had (nearly/near) outgrown my shoes.