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

thinks it will hide him from the stares of other students.
believes that it will help him earn a higher grade in math.
wants to act like Teresa in order to impress her.
is embarrassed about wanting to be a good student.

Read the excerpt from the land. of my brothers, i was closest with robert. i suppose, in part, being the same year's children made us close, but there were other things too. we had been together practically since birth, and we always took care of each other. when i got into trouble, robert was there to pull me out of it if he could, or at least to see me through it, and i did the same for him. the passage provides evidence of why paul and robert have physical conflicts. paul and robert avoid social conflicts. paul is the least influenced by robert. paul is motivated to ask robert for .