One Last Time

What does Soto do with the money he earns from his first job in the fields?

• He buys popcorn to share with his friends

• He buys tools to use for chopping cotton

• He buys clothes for the new school year

• He buys food to provide meals for his family

Soto believed that chopping cotton was better than picking grapes because...

• cotton was used to make the clothes he liked

• the team who chopped cotton had greater skill

• he was paid by the hour rather than by the amount he picked

• people in town had a parade for those who chopped cotton

Soto decided to pick grapes one last time because...

• the pay is better than cutting cotton

• he want to prove he is tough

• he has not found another job

• his mother demands that he works

What do the sensory details in this sentence tell you about Soto's brother? "His eyes were meshed red and his long hippie hair was flecked with dust and gnats and bits of leaves."

• how he looked at the end of a day's work

• how he convinced Soto to chop cotton

• how his appearance affected his work

• how his plans for a summer job changed

The point of view from which the story is told gives insight in to

• the mother's punishing attitude.

• the reason the other kid is riding a tricycle.

• how inviting the narrator's neighborhood is.

• the narrator's feelings about his experience.

According to the text, what did Soto compare the boredom of work to?

• A game of pickle

• Terror

• A day hanging with friends

• Slavery

When Soto started his first job, he planned to use his wages to...

• save for college

• publish a book about his family

• attend movies and concerts

• buy things to help his family

When Soto started his first job, he planned to use his wages to

• save money to pay for college.

• buy things to help his family.

• publish a book about his family.

• attend movies and concerts.

What does Soto do with the money he earns from his first job in the fields?

• He buys clothes for the new school year.

• He buys popcorn to share with his friends.

• He buys tools to use for chopping cotton.

• He buys food to provide meals for his family.

Soto believed that chopping cotton was better than picking grapes because

• the cotton was used to make the type of clothing that he liked.

• the team of people who chopped cotton had greater skill.

• he was paid by the hour rather than by the amount he picked.

• people in town had a parade for those who chopped cotton.