Milly turned on her heel and marched straight down the third-floor hallway, not even noticing the stares of her classmates as her shoes clinked and clanked all the way to the stairway. never before had milly been so humiliated, so dismissed, so unappreciated!
at the other end of the hall, where milly had just stormed off from, jamal stood staring at the bulletin board in utter disbelief. in front of him, pinned to the discolored cork, dimpled from decades of notices and announcements, read the words, "cabaret host - jamal smith. he did it! he had gotten the lead role in this year's spring cabaret. but why was milly so upset?
jamal looked down on the notice. "stage manager - milly warren."
it was clear now. last year, milly had performed "ain't we got fun" to a packed house. she hit every note perfectly, spinning and twirling effortlessly, rousing the crowd to their feet. it was agreed upon by everyone that milly stole the show and that this year, without any doubt, milly would get the lead role of host. jamal couldn't but feel sorry for milly's disappointment.
mr. curran stepped out of the rehearsal room and asked jamal why he looked so upset. when jamal explained about milly, mr. curran assured jamal that he was the best person for the lead this year.
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which is the best summary of the passage?
a.
jamal talks to mr. curran about how he feels about milly. milly is a bad sport about getting the stage manager job and storms off down the hallway. jamal is surprised that he is cast as the host of the show.
b.
milly is upset that she was given the role of stage manager. she storms down the hallway as people stare at her. jamal has a good conversation with mr. curran and he feels great about getting the lead role in the spring cabaret.
c.
jamal is surprised to get the lead in the spring cabaret. jamal feels bad for milly. milly gave a great performance last year, and everybody thought that she would get the lead role this year because of it.
d.
milly is upset that she did not get the lead role in the spring cabaret. jamal is surprised and happy to find out that he got the lead role in the spring cabaret. jamal feels bad for milly but is assured by mr. curran that the lead went to the right person.