"Seventh Grade"

"Seventh Grade" is written in past tense.

• True

• False

"Seventh Grade" is written in a third person point of view.

• True

• False

What inference can you make from the passage below:

Victor didn’t say anything, though he thought his friend looked pretty strange. They talked about recent movies, baseball, their parents, and the horrors of picking grapes in order to buy their fall clothes. Picking grapes was like living in Serbia, except hot and more boring.

• Victor and Michael are both skilled at getting girls' attention.

• Victor and Michael have some fairly uncommon interests for boys of their age.

• Neither of them comes from a family with a lot of money.

• Both Victor and Michael used to live in Siberia.

What inferences about Victor can be made from the following passage?

He watched her on the sly. As she turned to leave, he stood up and hurried to the door, where he managed to catch her eye. She smiled and said, “Hi Victor."

He smiled back and said, “Yeah, that's me.” His brown face blushed. Why hadn’t he said, “Hi, Teresa,” or "How was your summer?” or something nice?

• Victor believes that Teresa will like him more if he pretends not to notice her.

• Victor's crush on Teresa makes him jittery and nervous around her.

• Victor is worried that Teresa might fall for his friend Michael instead.

• Victor has already gotten over his last girlfriend.

Which of the following best explains why Mr. Bueller chooses not to expose the truth about Victor?

• He doesn't believe that he should get involved in students' lives outside of the classroom.

• He doesn't want Victor to hold a grudge against him, because it might affect Victor's performance in the class.

• He sees that Victor is trying to impress a girl and can relate to this feeling from his own youth.

• He thinks that Victor has a chance to become a good French speaker if he studies hard enough.

Which passage shows that Mr. Bueller can relate to Victor because he also tried to impress a girl when he was young?

• "Mr. Bueller, wrinkling his face in curiosity, asked him to speak up."

• "He smiled and hummed as he sat down to work. He remembered his college years when he dated a girlfriend in borrowed cars."

• "Mr. Bueller looked at Victor, and Victor looked back. Oh please, don't say anything. Victor pleaded with his eyes."

• "Mr. Bueller understood that the boy didn't know French and turned away."

After the conclusion of the story, what do you think Victor will do?

• Victor's lack of any French knowledge will remain a secret.

• Victor will switch out of French class, fearing that Teresa will find out the truth.

• Teresa and Victor will fall deeply in love.

• Victor will rush to learn as much French as he can in as little time as possible.

Which of the following best shows that Victor will rush to learn French in as little time as possible?

• "After metal shop there was biology, and after biology a long sprint to the public library, where he checked out three French textbooks."

• "The rosebuds of shame on his face became bouquets of love."

• "Teresa is a great girl, he thought. And Mr. Bueller is a good guy."

• "He was going to like seventh grade."