Question

that night, neto, jesse, and another teammate walked into the coachs office and handed him their uniforms and pads. they explained why they were leaving and expected him to understand, but they were disappointed. \the coach said, quitting will just make it worse,\ neto remembers. \he said the fans would call us losers and quitters instead of respecting us. nothing could convince him. after a while we just walked out.\ now there was no turning back.
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phillip m. hoose
read the passage. what does this passage inform the reader about? choose three correct answers.

• what the coach does after they leave
• how the coach reacts
• what the team uniforms look like
• when neto quits the team
• who quits with neto

Explanation:

1. "how the coach reacts": The coach's response (saying quitting makes it worse, fans will call them losers) shows his reaction.
2. "who quits with Neto": The passage says Neto, Jesse, and another teammate quit, so it tells who quits with Neto.
3. "what the coach does after they leave" is incorrect as the passage doesn't say what he does after. Wait, re - evaluating: The passage shows the coach's reaction (how he reacts) when they tell him they are leaving. "who quits with Neto" is correct as it mentions Jesse and another teammate. "how the coach reacts" is correct. Also, "when Neto quits the team" - the passage is about that night when they quit, so it informs about when. Wait, let's re - check each option:

• "what the coach does after they leave": The passage doesn't mention what the coach does after they walk out, so this is incorrect.
• "how the coach reacts": The coach's words and attitude (saying quitting is bad, fans will call them names) show his reaction, so this is correct.
• "what the team uniforms look like": The passage doesn't describe the uniforms, so this is incorrect.
• "when Neto quits the team": The passage is about "that night" when they quit, so it informs about the time when Neto quits, so this is correct.
• "who quits with Neto": It says Neto, Jesse, and another teammate, so this is correct.

Wait, the question says to choose three correct answers. Let's re - analyze the passage:

• "how the coach reacts": The coach's response (saying quitting will make it worse, fans will call them losers/quitters) is his reaction, correct.
• "who quits with Neto": Neto, Jesse, and another teammate, correct.
• "when Neto quits the team": "That night" is when they quit, so it informs about the time, correct.

Wait, maybe my initial analysis was wrong. Let's go step by step:

1. Analyze "how the coach reacts": The coach's statements (quitting makes it worse, fans will call them losers) are his reaction to their decision to quit, so this is correct.
2. Analyze "who quits with Neto": The passage says "Neto, Jesse, and another teammate" walked into the coach's office to quit, so it tells who quits with Neto, correct.
3. Analyze "when Neto quits the team": The passage starts with "That night" when they quit, so it gives the time when Neto quits the team, correct.

The other options: "what the coach does after they leave" - no info. "what the team uniforms look like" - no info.

So the three correct answers are:

• how the coach reacts
• who quits with Neto
• when Neto quits the team

Wait, but the original options: Let's list the options again:

1. what the coach does after they leave
2. how the coach reacts
3. what the team uniforms look like
4. when Neto quits the team
5. who quits with Neto

So the three correct ones are:

• how the coach reacts
• who quits with Neto
• when Neto quits the team

Answer:

• how the coach reacts
• who quits with Neto
• when Neto quits the team