How does the author use the images of light vs. dark and warm vs. cold to develop the theme?

By contrasting the dullness of December with brightness

By focusing only on warm images

What does the phrase "I was making a fire in my hands" suggest about young love?

It starts quickly and burns out quickly

The boy carries oranges on a date, and he lives near a used car lot. Both of these facts tell us __________________________.

Our speaker may not come from much money.

The boy's parents work t the car lot.

The boy's family must be farmers.

The boy didn't know what else to bring.

"...and led/ Her down the street, across..." This line from the poem shows us that __________________.

The boy and girl do not talk on the way to the drugstore.

The boy wants to protect her from traffic.

The girl does not like him back,

The boy does not know which way to go.

"The lady's eyes met mine,/ And held them, knowing" What is the significance of the verb HELD?

It's a gentle verb that shows the saleslady cares.

It's because they are holding hands!

It's a rough verb that shows the saleslady will not help the boy.

It shows the boy is still a baby.

Which of the following shows the boy values the girl and her importance?

Her and She are strategically placed at the beginning of lines, so they can be capitalized.

He gives her both of the oranges even though he was starving.

He gives her his jacket once he sees that she's cold, and he offers to build her a fire.

He writes specifically that she is the most important thing in his young life.

Which line proves that the girl likes the boy a great amount?

"I took my girl's hand in mine for two blocks , Then released it..."

"I peeled my orange that was so bright..."

"Of newly planted trees, Until we were breathing before a drugstore."

"And set them quietly on the counter."

In the last stanza, the word "Outside" is on a line completely by itself. Why?

It shows the relief he feels after leaving the drugstore.

It shows that the boy loves the great outdoors.

It shows how cold it is outside.

It shows that he and the girl are done with their date.

"Someone might have thought/ I was making a fire in my hands." Why does he include "Someone?"

He wants people to see him with his girlfriend he is proud of her.

Someone just means other people in the store that may have seen him buy the candy.

The "someone" is his ex girlfriend, and he hopes she sees.

He is worried that someone is going to call the police because he is making a fire on the sidewalk.

Which of the following is a possible theme for the poem?

Young love may not last, but it can leave lasting memories and changes.

Young love is traumatic and should be avoided at all costs.

Oranges are an excellent source of vitamins, and they should be eaten during the winter months to avoid sickness.

Gary Soto experienced a life-changing experience when he was twelve.

Which line tells the reader that the speaker does not live in a wealthy neighborhood?

"...and led/Her down the street across/ A used car lot..."

"She came out pulling/At her gloves, face bright/With rouge"

"I turned to the candies/Tiered like bleachers"

What line shows our speaker making a choice?

When he doesn't tell the girl he only has a nickel

When he walks into the drugstore

When he took her past a line of new trees

After he leaves his house with two oranges

When the saleslady and our speaker lock eyes, what is happening?

They are silently communicating about his need.

They are having a staring contest, and he loses.

All of the lines that relate to cold and dark images symbolize

his life and surroundings without her

his life an surroundings with the dog

his life and surroundings with her

Which of the following supports that our speaker is a 12 year old boy?

He talks about his feelings in depth.

Which piece of evidence shows that the boy's regard changes for the girl over the course of the poem?

He says "a girl" in line 2, and in line 46 calls her "my girl".

He remembers that the dog barks at him.

In line 15, he notices that she is wearing rouge.

"Someone might have thought/ I was making a fire in my hands" The word someone is important because

it shows he wants people to see him with his girlfriend; he's proud

it just shows that he has an imaginary friend

it shows that there is someone else with them

it shows that there are a lot of people on the street

Which of the following statements is true?

The boy walks in the cold longer than the girl.

The kids meet in the middle for their date.

The boy makes the girl walk farther in the cold.

The author strategically placing "Her" and "She" at the start of lines in the poem shows

the importance of the girl by capitalizing.

that he does not know the girl's name

that he just starts sentences with pronouns

The aisles of the drugstore are described as narrow. What might this mean?

He may have felt like the aisles were narrow because he was nervous.

He and the girl were trying to walk down the aisles side by side.

Where do we see the shift in our speaker?

when he puts the orange on the counter

The author includes the phrase "light in her eyes" to show

why he risked getting her the candy that he could not afford

I don't even remember that part of the poem.

Lines 50-51 "I peeled my orange/That was so bright against" This line is ACTUALLY referring to

the boy and the girl's relationship

it's just talking about the fruit- that's it

the saleslady helping him win over the girl

"The lady's eyes met mine/ And held them, knowing/Very well what it was all/About. What does the saleslady know?

She has had a first date before (rite of passage), so she understands what he is going through.

She understands that the boy is not a good kid, and she should not help him.

She understands that the orange would be worth more than the chocolate.

What is a rite of passage?

a commonly shared life event by people in the same society

Its a record of important dates.

a life event that only happens once every year

Which piece of textual evidence supports the idea that the girl likes the boy, too?

She has put make up on, so she is putting effort into the date.

She lets him pet the dog at her house.

She gives him an orange at the start of the date.

She tells him she likes him at the end of the poem.

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