Quiz on "Seventh Grade," the short story by Gary Soto

In the exposition of the story, we learn that the setting of this story is—

Which of the following statements best describes the resolution of the story?

• Victor decides that he is going to like seventh grade.
• Victor thought his friend looked pretty strange.
• Victor was sweaty with shame.
• Victor and Teresa left class together.

The reader can infer from the resolution of the story that Victor--

• will fail French class
• will study hard for French class
• will refuse to help Teresa study
• will quit French and take Spanish instead

Which part of this passage is a metaphor: "A river of nervous sweat ran down his palms. He felt awful. Teresa sat a few desks away, no doubt thinking he was a fool. Without looking at Mr. Bueller, Victor mumbled, 'Frenchie oh wewe gee in September.'"

• He felt awful.
• Teresa sat a few desks away
• “Frenchie oh wewe gee in September.”
• A river of nervous sweat ran down his palms.

Which part of this passage is a simile: "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 Siberia, except hot and more boring."

• he thought his friend looked pretty strange
• talked about recent movies, baseball, their parents
• the horrors of picking grapes in order to buy their fall clothes
• Picking grapes was like living in Siberia, except hot and more boring.

Math was confusing, like the inside of a watch. This sentence includes which type of figurative language?

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• hyperbole

Which piece of evidence from the text best reveals to us that Victor likes Teresa?

• “They were anxious to go to first period.”
• “As he trudged to English, he practiced scowling.”
• “He sat in the back by the window, hoping that he would not be called on.”
• “He felt himself blushing again.”

The purpose of this story is....

• to persuade the reader
• to inform the reader
• to entertain the reader

Why does Michael scowl at girls?

• He read in a magazine that girls like guys who scowl.
• His older brother gave him this advice.
• He wants to be a male model.

What made Victor think that girls might actually like it when a guy scowls?

• Michael told him that he read about it in a magazine.
• When Victor tried a scowl, he noticed that a girl was looking at him.
• Victor scowled at himself in the mirror and thought he didn’t look half bad.
• Victor noticed that Teresa was staring at him as he scowled.