The Bike by Gary Soto

(Part A) What does the word tore in paragraph 5 suggest?

• unsteady balance

• wreckless speed

• screeching sounds

• something breaking

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(Part B) Which two details from the passage support the answer in Part A?

• "I haven't gone anywhere." (paragraph 5)

• "I was free.” (paragraph 5)

• "The wind flicked my hair.” (paragraph 5)

• “...I liked the way the water sprang up from the sprinkler after the pressure of my tires."

  (paragraph 5)

• "You can run over my leg with your trike if you want" (paragraph 5)

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(Part A) How does the mother's perspective about the neighboring street affect the narrator?

• He stays within his mother's view.

• He questions his mother's concerns.

• He desires a better bicycle that will go faster.

• He becomes dependent on his mother.

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(Part B) Which two details support the answer to Part A?

• "My first bike got me nowhere, though the shadow I cast as I pedaled raced along my side."

  (paragraph 1)

• "I didn't believe Mom." (paragraph 3)

• "I braked and looked back at where I had gone.” (paragraph 4)

• "After a few circle eights I returned to our street" (paragraph 4)

• "I began to think that maybe this was like one of those false rainbow warnings" (paragraph

  4)

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(Part A) Which detail uses figurative language to express the narrator's pain?

• "My hair flicked like black fire....” (paragraph 1)

• “...red anger lived in their eyes.” (paragraph 2)

• “...the devilish horns of my butch haircut....” (paragraph 3)

• “...my eyes flinging tears like a sprinkler." (paragraph 6)

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(Part B) In which detail does the author also use figurative language to express the narrator's pain?

• "When I squinted, I could see...." (paragraph 1)

• “...looking out, amazed and devious..." (paragraph 3)

• “...I let my finger slowly uncurl like a bean plant rising from earth." (paragraph 3)

• “...two tears dropping like dimes into the dust." (paragraph 9)

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In paragraph 1, which words does the author use to create an exciting mood?

• opened, tickled

• pedaled, raced

• orange, black

• warm, scuttle

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Why is the rainbow important to the story?

• It shows that a rainstorm has recently happened

• It reminds the narrator of a good memory with his mother

• It represents the narrator’s motivation to not listen to his mother

• It symbolizes the narrator’s good fortune and love of his family

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The narrator’s interaction with the other kid contributes to the plot by —

• causing the narrator to become too confident for his own good

• showing how much smaller the other kid is compared to the narrator

• highlighting why the other kid is riding a tricycle

• indicating where the narrator is lying when the other kid runs over his leg

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Which of these best describes the narrator’s internal conflict in the story?

• He gets injured by being run over by a tricycle

• He is frightened by dogs who hunt bike-riders

• He does not trust his mother’s warnings

• He has to wear his brother’s hand-me-downs

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