Quiz on The Pie by Gary Soto

How old was the little boy in “The Pie”?

• 4

• 7

• 6

• 10

The point of view in "The Pie" helps the reader to infer

• What guilt looks like from the perspective of a little boy

• What the effects of stealing can be

• What Sister Marie set out to do

• What an imagination a child can have

Which line best shows his guilty conscience in this passage?

• "Get away, I had answered Cross-Eyed Johnny".

• "My mom, peeling a mountain of potatoes at the Redi-Spud factory, knew".

• "I retrieved it, jogging slowly, I flung it again".

• "The best things in life come stolen".

The narrator faces a major conflict in "The Pie". Choose the answer that best represents this struggle.

• His struggle with the outside forces of nature.

• His struggle of hiding his sin from grandma.

• His internal struggle with his choices.

• His external struggle with Cross-Eyed Johnny.

What word best describes the author's tone to this story?

• Guilty

• Embarrassed

• Reflective

• Angry

What does the quote "I looked and saw the glare of a pie tin on a hot day. I knew sin was what you took and didn’t give back." mean as used in the underlined sentence?

• Once you steal, you're a criminal because the action is done.

• Sinning is all about taking things that don't belong to you, because you are selfish.

• You can apologize for a mistake, and try to fix it, but you can't take back your actions.

• The pie tin is glaring at Soto because he's angry, he was damaged goods.