The Jacket Quiz

What can the reader infer about Gary based on his actions in "The Jacket"?

• He gets along well with his brothers and sisters.

• He isn't confident.

• He makes enemies easily.

• He doesn't care what anyone thinks of him.

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How does Gary transform, or evolve, over the course of the text?

• He goes from being friendless and lonely to popular.

• He goes from being a loser to being stylish.

• He goes from being angry to being overjoyed.

• He goes from being selfish and self-conscious to resigned and understanding.

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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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What is the most LIKELY reason Gary had no friends in 6th grade?

• He purposefully isolated himself because he was ashamed of his jacket.

• No one wanted to be friends with him because they were afraid of getting ugly cooties.

• The girls thought he wasn't cute.

• They were afraid the playground terrorist would come after them, too.

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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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__________ is a tough, shiny plastic

• vicious

• propellers

• vinyl

• mope

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_______ is an antonym( opposite meaning) for mope

• happy

• sad

• in low spirits

• gloomy

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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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