“The Scholarship Jacket” quiz
2013 1
Part 1: Write the letter of the best answer on the line.
1. _____ Martha lives with her grandparents
because her parents
A) are too poor to feed all their children.
B) do not live near a school.
C) died when she was six years old.
D) live with her grandparents.
2. _____Martha's grandparents supported
themselves by
A) running the only store in town.
B) teaching high school.
C) working on their own farm.
D) working as hired labor on other people's
farms.
3. _____In the past, the scholarship jacket has
always gone to a student
A) with financial need.
B) who is popular with the teachers.
C) who has earned the highest grades
D) whose parents are well respected in the
community.
4. _____Martha believes she should get the
scholarship jacket because she
A) is smarter than everyone else.
B) wants it very much.
C) has the highest grades.
D) won’t get a sports jacket.
5. _____The author implies that Mr. Boone
A) had a strong personal dislike for Martha.
B) knew Martha was not really as intelligent as
other people thought.
C) felt that Joann had more leadership ability.
D) was more concerned about pleasing Joann's
father than being fair to Martha.
6. _____The most likely reason for the
Board’s new policy concerning the
scholarship jacket is that the members
A) think the jacket costs too much to give away.
B) want everyone to have an equal chance.
C) hold a grudge against Martha’s grandfather.
D) want the daughter of a powerful Board
member to get it.
7. _____By saying, "...it's not a scholarship
jacket, is it?" Martha's grandfather was
implying
A) the jacket was not worth fifteen dollars.
B) a real award should not have to be bought
with money.
C) Martha did not deserve to win the scholarship
jacket.
D) he did not understand what a scholarship
jacket was.
8. _____The principal’s behavior at the end of
the story suggests that he
A) does not agree with the Board’s decision.
B) does not like Martha very much.
C) has not given the Board’s policy much
thought.
D) is not very concerned about fairness.
9. _____What finally triumphs in this story?
A) power
B) justice
C) greed
D) compromise
10. _____Which sentence best expresses the
main idea of this selection?
A) When she went to pick up her gym clothes,
Martha overheard a conversation between two
teachers that shocked and saddened her.
B) At Martha's school, the eighth-grade
valedictorian was traditionally awarded a
beautiful green and gold jacket.
C) Although Martha had earned the scholarship
jacket, she almost lost it to a less deserving
student.
D) Martha's older sister had won the scholarship
jacket, and Martha deeply wanted to win it as
well.
