"seventh Grade' by Gary Soto

“Seventh Grade” is written in the ----------------tense, from a ------------point of view.

• past; first-person

• past; third-person

• present; first-person

• present; third-person

Victor chooses to take French as an elective mainly because__________

• he plans to take a trip to France sometime in the future

• he likes the school’s French teacher, Mr. Bueller

• he knows that his crush, Teresa, also plans to take French

• he knows that speaking three languages would look good on a college application

Which inference about Victor and his friend Michael is best supported by the passage below (paragraph 6)?

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.

• 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.

Which of the following inferences about Victor is best supported by the following passage (paragraphs 18-19)?

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’s crush on Teresa makes him jittery and nervous around her.

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

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

• Victor has already gotten over his last girlfriend.

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

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

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

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

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

Which text evidence supports that Mr. Bueller chooses not to expose the truth about Victor?

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

• “Mr. Bueller understood that the boy didn’t know French and turned away.”

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

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

1. After the conclusion of the story, it is most likely that _______

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

• 1. Teresa and Victor will fall deeply in love

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

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

Choose the text evidence that supports that Victor will rush to learn as much French as he can in as little time as possible.

• “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.”

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

• “He was going to like seventh grade.”

Who said these words?

“I ain’t making a face, ese. This is my face.”

• Michael

• Teresa

• Mr. Bueller

• Victor

Who said these words?

“So you think I should talk to Mrs. Gaines? She would know about ballet?

• Michael

• Teresa

• Mr. Bueller

• Victor