hat-crate, from the clothing store. this, standing on end and draped with cretonne, made a fairly steady table for her lantern. she was not allowed to take a lamp upstairs, so ray kennedy gave her a railroad lantern by which she could read at night.
3 in winter this loft room of theas was bitterly cold, but against her mothers advice-and tillies-she always left her window open a little way. thea asked dr. archie about the window, and he told her that a girl who sang must always have plenty of fresh air, or her voice would get husky, and that the cold would harden her throat. the important thing, he said, was to keep your feet warm. on very cold nights thea always put a brick in the oven after supper, and when she went upstairs she wrapped it in an old flannel petticoat and put it in her bed. the boys, who would never heat bricks for themselves, sometimes carried off theas, and thought it a good joke to get ahead of her.
4 when thea first plunged in between her red blankets, the cold sometimes kept her awake for a good while. after half an hour or so, a warm wave crept over her body and round, sturdy legs; she glowed like a little stove with the warmth of her own blood, and the heavy quilts and red blankets grew warm wherever they touched her, though her breath sometimes froze on the coverlid. before daylight, her internal
3. read this quotation from paragraph 3.
the boys, who would never heat bricks for themselves, sometimes carried off theas, and thought it a good joke to get ahead of her.
based on the quotation, the reader can best infer that the boys are --
○ ambitious
○ mischievous
○ jealous
○ malicious

Question

hat-crate, from the clothing store. this, standing on end and draped with cretonne, made a fairly steady table for her lantern. she was not allowed to take a lamp upstairs, so ray kennedy gave her a railroad lantern by which she could read at night.
3  in winter this loft room of theas was bitterly cold, but against her mothers advice-and tillies-she always left her window open a little way. thea asked dr. archie about the window, and he told her that a girl who sang must always have plenty of fresh air, or her voice would get husky, and that the cold would harden her throat. the important thing, he said, was to keep your feet warm. on very cold nights thea always put a brick in the oven after supper, and when she went upstairs she wrapped it in an old flannel petticoat and put it in her bed. the boys, who would never heat bricks for themselves, sometimes carried off theas, and thought it a good joke to get ahead of her.
4  when thea first plunged in between her red blankets, the cold sometimes kept her awake for a good while. after half an hour or so, a warm wave crept over her body and round, sturdy legs; she glowed like a little stove with the warmth of her own blood, and the heavy quilts and red blankets grew warm wherever they touched her, though her breath sometimes froze on the coverlid. before daylight, her internal
3. read this quotation from paragraph 3.
the boys, who would never heat bricks for themselves, sometimes carried off theas, and thought it a good joke to get ahead of her.
based on the quotation, the reader can best infer that the boys are --
○ ambitious
○ mischievous
○ jealous
○ malicious

Accepted Answer

# Brief Explanations:
The boys take Thea's heated bricks (a practical item she uses to stay warm) and see this act as a "good joke." This playful, teasing behavior fits the definition of mischievous, as it is a harmless but teasing prank. The other options do not fit: ambitious refers to a drive for success, jealous involves resentment, and malicious means intending harm, none of which match the described action.
# Answer:
mischievous

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