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Attention
“tried to get” “of
Estella”
Notice
rejection
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Close or careful
observing or
listening
To become aware
of
The act of denying
affection or
attention to
someone
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Page 302 Why does
Jose start studying
hard?
Why do you think
Mrs. Flores believes
Jose has cheated on
the quiz?
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Jose starts studying
hard to get Estella’s
attention by
showing her he is
smart
Mrs. Flores may
believe Jose has
cheated because he
does not normally
perform this well
on quizes.
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Bragged
“another a+”
Brilliant
Mishap
Racquetball
Conversation
Tournaments
Awkward
“feel” “who’s that
hunk”
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Boasted
Very intelligent
Unfortunate accident
A game played with
rackets on a handball
quart
A talk that two or
more people have
Competitions made
up of a series of
games
Uncomfortable
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Page 305 Why does Jose lie
to Estella about his ability
to play racquetball?
What details show that
Estela is strong? Active?
Intelligent?
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Jose lies to Estela about his
ability because he wants to
impress her, and he doesn’t
want to be embarrassed
that he doesn’t know how
to play.
A details showing Estela is
strong is she crushes a milk
carton easily. Details
showing she is active are
she has a big appetite and
plays racquetball. A detail
showing she is intelligent is
she is in an advanced
history class
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Encountered
Vaguely
Which do you think
Jose should worry
about more: Estela
beating him or Estela
finding out he lied to
her? Why?
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Met
Not very clearly
Jose should worry
more about Estela
finding out he lied to
her because then she
may question his
character.
Racquetball is just a
sport, so it’s not a
big deal to not be
good.
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Encourage
“tone of voice”
Rally
Ricochet
“off the side of the
wall”
Why does the author
mention that Jose’s
next test score is
back down to its
usual level?
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To give support or
confidence
Ongoing series of
shots in a game
To rebound one or
more times off a
surface
The author mentions
Jose’s low test score
to show Jose is no
longer trying to
impress Estela with
his brains.
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Adjusting
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Briskly
“walking”
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Grimacing
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whirlwind
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Changing the
position of
something in order
to improve it
Quickly, energetically
Making a face that
shows one is in pain
Rapidly turning
column of air
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Why does Estela let
Jose serve first?
Why do you think
Jose doesn’t give
up?
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Estela lets Jose
serve first because
she can tell by
looking at him that
he is probably a
weaker player than
she is.
Jose does not give
up because he does
not want to admit
he lied to Estela.
Managed
 “gently this time”
 Poised
What lie does Estela tell
Jose? Why does she do
this?
On page 312, Jose hopes
that Estela will stay away
from him. Do you think
he means this? Why or
why not?
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Succeeded in doing
something with difficulty
Held in a balanced way
Estela lies and tells him
he made a good shot
because she feels bad for
him.
I don’t think Jose means
this because on the next
page he is lifting weights
for the slight chance that
Stinger might come back.