Taking Sides by Gary Soto: Chapters 7-13

Why did Lincoln and his mother get into an argument?

• He asked her what time she got home last night and she felt he was out of line to ask that question .

• He didn't want to walk Flaco when she asked him to.

• He came home late from school without calling.

• He didn't do his chores.

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Towards the end of the argument, Lincoln's mom yells at him asking, "Y quien te peinsas que eres? Who do you think you are?" He responds to himself wondering, "why do people keep asking me that? First Coach Yesutis, now Mom." What does this tell us about Lincoln?

• He is confused about the question and doesn't understand.

• He has been having some conflict with adult interaction because of his attitude.

• He is being picked on.

• He is choosing to focus his energy on basket ball.

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When Lincoln got to James' house and he invited him in, James says his parents were "cutting him some chow" and "liked to grub on Sundays." What do you think Lincoln will likely be doing with James?

• Playing basket ball

• Playing video games

• Joining his family for dinner

• Saying hello and leaving

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Lincoln and Monica went on a date...

• to the movies.

• to the park near her house to ride bikes.

• to the mall.

• to play Basketball at Cornell Elementary.

Lincoln lied to Monica about what?

• He said he was Player of the Year and had made All-City for Franklin.

• He said he went to church that Sunday to Saint Jay for 8 o'clock mass.

• That he didn't got out with Vickie anymore.

• That he ate venison at James' house and liked it.

Which WAS NOT a basketball game Lincoln played with Monica?

• Horse

• Around the World

• Center Court Steal

• Twenty-One

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How was Lincoln's knee injured?

• He was horsing around with his friend James.

• He tripped over Flaco and fell.

• Monica bumped into him while they were playing basketball, hit her head on his chin and he fell.

• Durkins had fouled him during practice.

What is the story that Roy shares with Linc about his experience with Coach Yesutis?

• He tells about how he and Yesutis were good friends when they went to school.

• He tells how Yesutis was fouled during a game and used a rude word to address the player.

• Coach Yesutis used to bully him back in the day.

• He tells Linc how he helped him get that coaching job.

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At the beginning of Chapter 9, Linc's knee had not gotten better and was large and purple and hard as a nut." What type of figurative language is "hard as a nut?"

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Idiom

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There were six Torreses in the phone book. How many did Linc call before he got the right one?

• 4

• 2

• 3

• 5