Javier [fidgeting in his chair]. Is it time to go? Mom [smiling]. Almost. Are you ready for your first day of school?

Javier. I guess so. [Looking down, he nervously picks at his shirt sleeve.]

Mom. OK, then! Let's get going. [She opens the front door.]

Javier [sighs]. If I have to . . .

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How does the playwright want Javier to act during the scene?

O. Exited

O. Mad

O. Nervous

What do we learn about Javier from the dialogue?

O. He doesn't want his mom to drive him.

O. He doesn't want to go to school.

O. He doesn't want to wear the shirt he has on.