"the report card" can u find 8 major events pls

In chapter 8, Nora’s parents are beginning to get upset because she is failing tests and her grades are dropping.  They do not know that Nora is trying to prove a point about the heavy influence of grades. 

In chapter 9, the librarian Mrs Byrne corners Nora and tells her that she knows she is doing college-level work on the computers in the library.  No one really knows how smart Laura is—until now.

the answer a: perseverance !

the answer should be a)directions.