The man looked at the boy's spiked hair and just knew that he had done it. Where else could my wallet be
after all? Look at the boy, the man thought. He would be the type to steal. The young boy with the spiked hair
bobbed back and forth and adjusted his earpiece unaware of the internal dialogue going on right next to him,
These kids! The man grabbed his briefcase closer and tried not to bump into the passenger sitting on the
bus seat right in front of him. I am not going to let him get away with. The boy with the spiked hair fumbled with
his book bag and started to exit the bus. "Oh no you don't!" Grabbing the boy's shoulder, the man pulled him
preventing him from getting away.
1. How does the author contrast the different points of view of the man and the boy with the spiked hair?
Explain. (RL 7.6)
2. What could be a possible theme of this text? (RL 7.2)

1if katina that the first day of her internship at harper and associates would be so disastrous, she would have called in sick. she'd chosen her clothes carefully that morning: katina had dressed in black slacks, a white shirt, a vibrant turquoise jacket, and matching turquoise shoes to create a youthful but professional look. on the bus ride to work, someone had bumped katina's arm, and she'd spilled her coffee down the front of her shirt. unfortunately, the jacket couldn't hide the stain, and katina knew that the senior partners had noticed it when they'd introduced themselves. 2 one of the third-year associates, greg, had shown katina around the office and explained her responsibilities. then, he'd taken her to the copy room, handed her an enormous box of legal briefs, and told her to start making copies. just when she'd almost finished, greg had returned to tell her that he actually needed two copies of every file. after lunch, greg had katina start filing the copies. she'd been filing for an hour when greg informed her that she'd put the files in the incorrect order. katina could only hope that tomorrow would be a better day. how does the author reveal katina's initial excitement about her internship? a) by showing how katina responds to conflict b) by describing how katina felt at the end of the day c) by showing how katina interacts with other characters d) by describing how katina selected her clothes with care