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3. How does Nancy Lee’s teacher, Miss Dietrich, contribute to her artistic

development?
(a) She teaches Nancy Lee modern art techniques.

(b) She encourages Nancy Lee to copy others’ work.

(c) She helps Nancy Lee find her creative voice and style.
4. Why is Nancy Lee’s mother puzzled about her insistence to be at school on

a particular Friday?
(a) She doesn’t understand why Nancy Lee is so excited.

(b) She is unaware of Nancy Lee’s achievements at school.

(c) She is curious about Nancy Lee’s secret plans. `

5. How does Miss O’Shay respond to the committee’s decision to withhold the
scholarship from Nancy Lee?
(a) She expresses her outrage and apologizes to Nancy Lee.

(b) She defends the committee’s decision as fair and just.

(c) She suggests that Nancy Lee try again next year.

B. Answer the questions briefly.

1. Who is Nancy Lee Johnson?

2. How does Nancy Lee’s art teacher, Miss Dietrich, encourage her creativity?
3. What does Nancy Lee’s painting depict in the city park scene?

4. What makes Nancy Lee’s painting unique and personal?
5. What change occurs in Nancy Lee’s life after she wins the Artist Club scholarship?

Critical & Analytical
Think Well Thinking

C. 1. Evaluate the challenges and discrimination Nancy Lee faces as a colored student
and how she responds to them.

2. Analyze the role of Miss Dietrich in Nancy Lee’s artistic development and the
impact of her teaching style.

D. Answer these questions with reference to context.

I. “I am indignant and ashamed for myself and for this city.” Then she lifted her
eyes and looked at Nancy Lee in the neat blue dress sitting there before her.
“You are not to receive the scholarship this morning.”

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