"Oranges" by Gary Soto

The speakers attitude towards the girl could be described as

• affectionate but superior

• slightly jealous

• shy and frightened

• romantic and eager to please

Readers can determine that this poem is set in another era in time because

• the woman accepts an orange for a payment

• a boy bought candy for a girl

• the price of the chocolate was ten cents

• the boy was kind

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CCSS.RL.8.1

"Oranges" is a narrative poem because

• it tells a story

• it conveys the speaker's feelings

• it uses free verse instead of rhymed patterns

• it describes a time and a place

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CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.W.8.3B

Which lines from the poem shows that the girl is happy?

• "She came out pulling/At her gloves, face bright/With rouge."

• "And asked what she wanted-/Light in her eyes, a smile/Starting at the corners/Of her mouth."

• "When I looked up,/The lady's eyes met mine,/And held them..."

• "I took my girl's hand/In mine for two blocks,/Then released it to let/Her unwrap the chocolate."

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

"The lady's eyes met mine,/And held them, knowing/Very well what it was all/About." This line would indicate

• that she had enough chocolate and could afford to give it away.

• that she evidently felt empathy for the boy, and his situation.

• her disappointment that the boy did not have enough money.

• that she knew it was cold outside, and both the boy and the girl were happy to be warm.

The imagery of the orange "making a fire in my hands" (final line) is

• sarcastic, because the boy really wanted chocolate, and not an orange

• ironic, because the readers would not expect a twelve year old boy to enjoy eating fruit

• strange, because he still has the orange after he gave it to the saleslady

• symbolic, because it represents the brightness of the boy's mood

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CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.4

Who is the speaker in the poem?

• Gary Soto
• a twelve year old boy
• a twelve year old girl
• a saleslady witnessing a first date

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CCSS.RL.8.1

"Frost crackling beneath my steps, my breath before me, then gone..." is an example of 

• imagery
• simile
• metaphor
• personification

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CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

"Tiered like bleachers" is an example of 

• metaphor
• personification
• imagery
• simile

"light in her eyes" is an example of

• simile

• metaphor

• imagery

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4