Read the excerpt from "Seventh Grade.” Victor hurried to the bag lunch area, where he sat down and opened his math book. . . . He lowered his eyes, pretending to study, then looked slowly to the left.

Victor pretends to study because he

A. thinks it will hide him from the stares of other students.
B. believes that it will help him earn a higher grade in math.
C. wants to snoop on Teresa without being obvious.
D. is embarrassed about wanting to be a good student.
Hurry Please

Have you ever thought you understood a person based on a story that you have heard about them? have you ever guessed about a person's personal life because of the clothes they wore? or, have you judged a person because of their friends? although classifying people in this way is typically discouraged, authors deliberately use your preconceived ideas to you form an opinion about the character or to at least have a better understanding. can you think of a time that you made a character call about someone based on external aspects? were you correct, or incorrect? has anyone ever made an incorrect assessment of you based on external aspects? write two paragraphs about it in your journal.