"Seventh Grade"

Which piece of evidence from the text reveals the decision Victor makes on the first day of seventh grade?

• "he listed his one elective, French"

• "With any luck they would be in the same class"

• "he thought his friend looked pretty strange"

• "somebody give me an example of a person"

Which pieces of evidence from the text explains why Victor chose to take French class?

• "He already spoke Spanish and English"

• "Teresa...was taking French, too. With any luck they would be in the same class"

• "The students squirmed in their chairs and ignored him, they were anxious to go to first period"

• "He moved his lips as if he were reading, but his mind was somewhere else"

Why does Michael believe that “scowling” will impress his female classmates?

• He saw in a magazine that all "the male models all had the same look on their faces" (Soto 4).

• When he scowled, "Belinda Reyes walked by...and looked at [him]"(Soto 5).

• He believes "making a face makes him handsome" (Soto 11).

• Michael thought it would make him "say something clever" (Soto 17).

How does Victor react to his friend’s idea that scowling will make females notice him?

• Victor thinks Michael's idea is the perfect solution to his female problems.

• Victor thought "his friend looked pretty strange", but tried scowling anyways" (Soto 6)

• Victor is afraid the scowling will make them part and go "their ways" (Soto 11).

• Victor's reaction to his friend's scowling is fear because "[h]is teeth showed along with the ferocity of his soul" when he scowled (Soto 5).

What is the setting of "Seventh Grade"?

• MAHS

• first day of school in Fresno

• End of summer in Siberia

• A school in France

4 “I ain’t making a face, ese. This is my face.” Michael said his face had changed during the summer. He had read a GQ magazine that his older brother had borrowed from the Book Mobile and noticed that the male models all had the same look on their faces. They would stand, one arm around a beautiful woman, and scowl. They would sit at the pool, their rippled stomachs dark with shadow, and scowl. They would sit at dinner tables, cool drinks in their hands, and scowl.

What point of view is the passage above written in?

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person

• 1st person limited

Besides, Teresa, a girl he had liked since they were in catechism classes at Saint Theresa’s, was taking French, too. With any luck they would be in the same class. Teresa is going to be my girl this year, he promised himself as he left the gym full of students in their new fall clothes. She was cute. And good in math, too, Victor thought as he walked down the hall to his homeroom. He ran into his friend, Michael Torres, by the water fountain that never turned off.

What tense is the above passage written in?

• present

• future

• past

• none of the answers are correct

How does Victor give away that he is thinking about Teresa during English class?

• When Victor gives “Teresa” as an example of a noun, he gives it away that he is thinking about her (Soto 24).

• By "mov[ing] his lips as if he were reading, but his mind was somewhere else" he gives it away that he is thinking about her (Soto 31).

• "Victor moved to a table near her and daydreamed about taking her to a movie" and gave away that he was thinking about her (Soto 34).

• "He wanted to leave when she did so he could bump into her and say something clever" and revealed that he was thinking about her (Soto 17).

Why does Victor think he is “going to like seventh grade”?

• He has learned how to properly scowl which ensures his riz for the school year.

• He really likes Mr. Bueller.

• He is going to learn French and spend more time with Teresa.

• He has classes with his friends.

Did Victor make a good first impression in French class?

• No, because everyone knew he could not speak French.

• No, because Mr. Bueller knows he cannot speak French.

• Yes, because his French was perfect.

• Yes, because Mr. Bueller did not tell anyone that Victor does not know French.