The Jacket by Gary Soto

What is the central idea of "The Jacket"?

• A young boy is embarrassed by his traditional Mexican family.

• A young boy gets rejected by girls because he's ugly.

• A young boy loses his father and is thrown into poverty.

• A young boy hates the only jacket his mother can afford for him.

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What is the theme, or moral lesson, of "The Jacket"?

• The way you dress influences how you feel about yourself.

• Everyone has had a bad fashion day.

• Mothers should be more considerate of their children's feelings when dressing them.

• If you don't wear fancy clothes, you won't make fancy friends.

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All of the following are settings in "The Jacket" EXCEPT:

• An alley

• Gary's house

• A playground

• Supermarket

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How would the story be different if Gary's family wasn't poor?

• Gary wouldn't be spoiled.

• Gary's mom could've afforded the jacket he wanted.

• Gary wouldn't care what others thought of him.

• The playground terrorist would leave Gary alone.

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Why does Gary call the jacket "a green ugly brother"?

• Because he hates the jacket and he hates his brother.

• Both the jacket and his brother are ugly.

• Both the jacket and his brother are annoyances he must accept.

• The jacket is green and his brother loves the Hulk.

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How does the author say that he looked in the jacket?

• young

• out of style

• ugly

• unhappy

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The jacket first got damaged when the author -

• played with the dog

• was pushed down

• played kickball

• threw it over a fence

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"Girls who had been friendly blew away like loose flowers to follow the boys in neat jackets."

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

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The author was so embarrassed by the jacket that he -

• teased the dog

• took it off in the cold

• put grass in his mouth

• threw his books on his bed

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According to the author, what color is his jacket?

• the color of broccoli

• the color of the sky

• the color of guacamole

• the color of his boots

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