Question

i cover my mouth so my teacher and her guest can’t see me yawn. i may be exhausted, but i’m not rude. it’s just that career day has turned into career week, and i don’t think i can listen to another work story. so far, we’ve heard from nurses, architects, weather forecasters, and restaurant servers. i’m ready to return to memorizing new words, learning history, and studying ratios.
a man in dusty - looking jeans and a big sun hat walks to the front of the room.
apologies for the outfit, he says, but this is how i dress when i’m working on a site. he smiles at the class. who knows what a paleontologist does for a living?
i sit up straight, my eyes as wide as dinner plates.
how does the narrator seem to change in the story?
the narrator changes from being bored to being engaged.
the narrator changes from disliking his teacher to wanting to be one.
the narrator changes from disliking work to wanting to get a job.
the narrator changes from being rude to being polite.

Explanation:

1. Analyze the first option: Initially, the narrator is exhausted and doesn't want to listen to another work story (bored), but when the paleontologist comes, they sit up straight with wide eyes (engaged).
2. Analyze the second option: There's no mention of disliking the teacher or wanting to be one.
3. Analyze the third option: The narrator is bored with career stories, not disliking work in general, and there's no indication of wanting to get a job.
4. Analyze the fourth option: The narrator was polite (covering mouth to not be rude) and remains polite, so no change here.

Answer:

The narrator changes from being bored to being engaged.