What the Sign Promised

• ○A. Customers appreciate good service more than generous portions.
• ○B. Financial goals become easier when families divide their work fairly.
• ○C. Acting honestly can mean accepting a loss rather than hiding it.
• ○D. Careful planning can prevent difficult choices in a family business.

• ○A. Zerin announces the limited supply, and the family remains below its earnings goal.
• ○B. Zerin watches the office crowd, and her father warms the flatbreads.
• ○C. Navid assembles the wraps, and he later wipes down the counter.
• ○D. The drawer rattles during work, and Zerin stores her notebook near the register.

• ○A. It makes Zerin worry that her father will stop letting her take orders.
• ○B. It shows Zerin that her brother has miscounted the available supplies.
• ○C. It makes Zerin focus on reaching a sales target despite the shortage.
• ○D. It reminds Zerin that customers have already paid for six wraps.

They were saving for a replacement refrigerator, and Zerin recorded each sale in a notebook.Every full page made the purchase seem closer.She had calculated how many wraps they needed to sell that evening to meet their weekly goal.When her father suggested closing early because supplies were low, she pointed to the unfinished column.

• ○A. It leads Zerin to believe the family should stop selling wraps entirely.
• ○B. It makes Zerin think the waiting customers will prefer a smaller meal.
• ○C. It convinces Zerin that customers will return to complain about the price.
• ○D. It shifts Zerin’s attention from meeting a target to what buyers would receive.

• ○A. Zerin knows that four sales will leave the column unfinished.
• ○B. Zerin pictures people discovering thin wraps after leaving the truck.
• ○C. Zerin uses the blank side of the sign to write a new message.
• ○D. Zerin glances down at the notebook before making her choice.

• ○A. She accepts an accurate record of disappointment instead of concealing it.
• ○B. She learns that her father no longer cares about the savings goal.
• ○C. She decides that recording sales matters more than serving customers.
• ○D. She expects tomorrow’s customers to make up the missing money.

Before they drove home, her father asked whether she wanted to erase the number in her notebook.There was room to leave it blank until tomorrow.“It’s what we earned,” Zerin said, keeping the total on the page.She tucked the notebook beside the register.Then she placed the sign where she could reach it the next evening.

• ○A. While trying to reach a savings goal, Zerin suggests stretching four portions into six wraps. After considering the customers, she announces that only four full wraps remain. The family misses its goal, and she keeps the actual earnings in her notebook.
• ○B. Zerin keeps a notebook while working in her family’s food truck. Her father warms flatbreads, Navid fills wraps, and customers arrive from nearby offices. After the family finishes serving, they clean the truck and prepare to drive home.
• ○C. Zerin nearly makes a selfish choice when her family’s food truck runs low on filling. Fortunately, Navid gives her excellent advice. She finally behaves responsibly, proving that disappointing sales are better than her terrible original plan.
• ○D. Zerin’s family needs a new refrigerator but runs low on chickpeas during its evening shift. Zerin persuades the family to divide the remaining filling among six wraps. They reach their goal, although she later worries about the customers.

• ○A. Zerin’s father hands her four paper sleeves for the wraps.
• ○B. The family packs unused flatbreads before driving home.
• ○C. Zerin has calculated the number of sales needed that evening.
• ○D. The refrigerator fund remains below its target after the last sale.

• ○A. The evening customers come from office buildings near the truck.
• ○B. The family is trying to earn enough money for a replacement refrigerator.
• ○C. Zerin stands beside a handwritten sign while taking customers’ orders.
• ○D. A loose metal drawer makes noise when the family moves around.