Question

now our teacher that year was named miss ralston and even though she came from river hibbert we all liked her quite a lot. she was strict but she was never really mean like some of the teachers wed had. because she was young (shed just finished grade 11 the year before herself - river hibbert had fancy things like grade 11) shed had quite a rough time the first week of school with the bigger boys. but she was pretty big herself and after shed strapped most of them up at the front of the room before our very eyes (and even the little kids could see that it really hurt) things had settled down. the boys kind of admired miss ralston for strapping so hard, and us girls admired her because she was so pretty and wore nylon stockings and loafers all the time. but the really unusual thing about miss ralston was the way she sometimes stopped in the middle of a lesson and looked at us as if we were real people, instead of just a lot of kids who had to be pushed through to their next grades. and that was why, on that friday afternoon when alma niles put up her hand and said: \why cant girls go for the water, too?\ we all turned and looked at miss ralston first instead of just bursting out laughing at alma right away. and miss ralston, instead of saying, \whoever heard of girls going for the water?\ or, \are you trying to be saucy, alma?\ like any other teacher would, said nothing at all for a moment but just looked very hard at alma, who had gone quite white with the shock of dropping such a bombshell. after a long moment, when she finally spoke, miss ralston, instead of saying, \why thats out of the question, alma,\ threw a bombshell of her own: \ill think about that,\ she said - as if, you know, she would - \and ill let you know next friday.\ question 3 3. multiple choice: which two words describe miss ralston? (pick two.) a. stern b. witty c. boring d. delicate e. thoughtful f. imaginative

Explanation:

The text states that Miss Ralston was strict as she strapped the bigger boys, which shows she is stern. Also, when Alma asked an unusual question, she didn't dismiss it but said she'd think about it, indicating thoughtfulness. There is no evidence for her being witty, boring, delicate, or imaginative.

Answer:

A. stern
E. thoughtful