Question

the remaining four candidates stay silent.
\good, lets continue. i choose rock.\ the proctor held a fist out in front of him to represent a rock.
it was a trick then, persephone thought. because the proctor chose his object before the students could select theirs, he had destroyed his own odds of winning.
next, the proctor approached calista and asked,
\what is your choice?\
calista extended a flat hand signifying paper, knowing it smothered rock. the proctor moved on to ezekiel, who hesitated and then extended paper as well. would they both be approved as deciders? persephone knew it couldnt be that easy because nothing in her twelve years at the academy had been that easy.
eleni, to persephones left, obviously agreed, for on her turn she thrust two fingers forward to represent scissors, an immediate loss by the traditional rules of the game.
eleni must be thinking the wisest choice was to accept defeat by letting the proctors rock crush her scissors—but how could intentionally losing be the right answer?
complete the sentences to describe what happens in this part of the story.
the proctor has
the game by showing his hand first. he chooses rock. calista and ezekiel both show paper, which
rock.
next, elenis hand shows scissors, which means she has
the game on purpose. persephone
all of her classmates choices.

Explanation:

Para completar las oraciones, analizamos el contexto del texto:

1. "The Proctor has ___ the game by showing his hand first." → Del texto: "he had destroyed his own odds of winning" (al mostrar la mano primero, manipuló el juego). La palabra adecuada es "rigged" (manipular para ganar).
2. "He chooses rock. Calista and Ezekiel both show paper, which ___ rock." → En piedra, papel o tijeras, el papel "beats" (derrota) la roca.
3. "Next, Eleni’s hand shows scissors, which means she has ___ the game on purpose." → Persephone pensaba que perder intencionalmente podía ser la respuesta correcta; Eleni muestra tijeras (que perdería contra el papel del Proctor, si él hubiera elegido papel, o la roca de Calista/Ezekiel). Aquí, "thrown" (arrojar/ perder intencionalmente) encaja: "thrown" (perder a propósito).
4. "Persephone ___ all of her classmates’ choices." → Del texto: "Eleni must be thinking... Persephone knew it couldn't be that easy..." → Persephone "anticipates" (anticipa) las elecciones de los demás.

Answer:

1. rigged
2. beats
3. thrown
4. anticipates

(Notas: Ajustes según el contexto y la lógica del juego de piedra, papel o tijeras, y la trama del cuento sobre manipulación y elección intencional.)