A. envious of Lola for getting a role in the school play

B. grateful to Lola for helping her become more confident

C. timid about confronting Lola for pretending to be sick

D. furious with Lola over her decision to quit

F. It is important for people to accept their friends’ decisions.

G. People should be true to their own goals.

H. It is best to avoid problems rather than try to solve them.

J Friends who have overcome obstacles give useful advice.

A. hopes her mother does not realize she is angry

B. plans to continue to cry with Ella

C. has decided to perform in the play

D. has agreed to let Carla have the lead role in the play

F. explain why Lola has decided she does not want to perform in the play

G. let the reader know that at one time Ella did not want Lola to act in the play

H. show the reader that Lola is no longer interested in being in the play

J. demonstrate that Ella is upset with Lola for not following her earlier advice about being in the play

A. It reminds Lola of what is most important to her.

 B. It makes Lola question her friendship with Ella.

C. It forces Lola to think about revising her motto.

D. It helps Lola accept the fact that she is not as talented as Carla.

F. She hadn’t been able to bring me my homework the afternoon before because she had to do something with her mother at the last minute, but I’d figured she’d wait till the weekend to come.

G. Ella’s face was red and blotchy from crying.

H. Ella gazed at me in silence for several seconds.

J. I had the thought to jump up and lock the door, but before I could, it opened and Ella Marjorie Gerard, the girl once destined to be picked as Most Shy in our high-school yearbook, marched in.