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Seventh Grade and Oranges

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In "Seventh Grade," Michael scowls because-
a)
he is angry with Victor.
b)
he is trying to scare some bullies.
c)
he is trying to impress the girls.
d)
he is bitter about being back at school.
2.
In "Seventh Grade," Victor and Michael talk about "picking grapes in order to buy fall clothes." What does that conversation reveal about their characters?
a)
They are intelligent but irresponsible.
b)
They are hardworking and responsible.
c)
They will do anything to avoid working.
d)
They would prefer talking to working.
3.
In "Seventh Grade," how does Mr. Bueller respond when he realizes that Victor pretended to know French to impress Teresa?
a)
He is understanding.
b)
He is mean and spiteful.
c)
He is embarrassed.
d)
He is angry and hurt.
4.
At the end of "Seventh Grade," why does Victor sprint to the library to borrow three French textbooks?
a)
Teresa will speak to him only in French, so Victor wants to learn the language.
b)
Victor likes French so much that he wants to do additional work for the class.
c)
Mr. Bueller is expecting that Victor will be the best students in his class.
d)
Teresa believes that Victor can speak French and has asked him to tutor her.
5.
Which answer choice foreshadows that Victor and Teresa will come together by the end of the story?
a)
Only Teresa lingered, talking with the homeroom teacher,
b)
When the bell sounded, Teresa looked up, and their eyes met. She smiled sweetly and gathered her books.
c)
As Teresa walked down the hall, Victor walked the other way, looking back, admiring how gracefully she walked, one foot in front of the other.
d)
Victor sat calmly, thinking of Teresa, who sat two rows away, reading a paperback novel.
6.
"Oranges" is different from "Seventh Grade" because-
a)
the boy in "Oranges" works for his money, but Victor in "Seventh Grade" receives his money from his parents.
b)
the boy in "Oranges" purchases chocolate to impress his girl while Victor in "Seventh Grade" pretends to understand and speak French.
c)
the setting in "Oranges" is in a small village, but the setting in "Seventh Grade" is in a big city.
d)
the girl in "Oranges" does not respond with a smile, but Teresa in "Seventh Grade" smiles at Victor.
7.
Read the sentences from "Seventh Grade:"
"Mr. Bueller looked at Victor, and Victor looked back. Oh please, don't say anything, Victor pleaded with his eyes...."
Which sentence from "Oranges" relates a similar idea?
a)
We entered, the tiny bell bringing a saleslady down a narrow aisle of goods.
b)
As I walked toward her house, the one whose porch light burned yellow night and day, in any weather.
c)
A few cars hissing past, fog hanging like coats between the trees.
d)
The lady's eyes met mine, and held them, knowing very well what it was all about.
8.

On a plot diagram, what is considered the turning point and most intense part of a story?

a)

climax

b)

resolution

c)

falling action

d)

exposition

9.

At which point of the story do you learn that Victor is beginning a new year at school?

a)

climax

b)

falling action

c)

exposition

d)

resolution

10.

In a story, when does the reader usually learn about the characters, setting, and main conflict?

a)

resolution

b)

falling action

c)

exposition

d)

climax

11.

When are loose ends of the plot tied up and the conflict is being resolved?

a)

rising action

b)

climax

c)

falling action

d)

exposition

12.

When does a story come to a conclusion?

a)

resolution

b)

climax

c)

rising action

d)

falling action

13.

In "Seventh Grade", which of the following is true about Victor?

a)

He has a crush on Teresa.

b)

He picks grapes in the summer to earn money to buy clothes.

c)

He is taking French class.

d)

All of the above

14.

What part of the story does majority of the action take place?

a)

rising action

b)

climax

c)

falling action

d)

resolution

15.

In the poem "Oranges", the speaker puts the orange on the counter because

a)

he does not have another nickel

b)

he's aware of the lady's fondness for fruit

c)

he wants the girl to notice how generous he is

d)

he has an extra orange and he simply wants to share

16.

What does the speaker of the poem "Oranges" do to impress his girlfriend?

a)

takes her out to dinner

b)

takes her on a walk

c)

buys her chocolate

d)

takes her to a candy store

17.
"Frost crackling beneath my steps, my breath before me, then gone..." is an example of 
a)
imagery
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
personification
18.
"Tiered like bleachers" is an example of 
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
imagery
d)
simile
19.

Based on the final stanza of the poem "Oranges", the reader can conclude that

a)

there is a mutual attraction between the boy and the girl

b)

the boy will be arrested for shoplifting

c)

the girl will never speak to the boy again

d)

the boy cannot enter the drugstore ever again

20.

In the story "Seventh Grade," which of the following statements describes the main conflict?

a)

It is the first day of seventh grade.

b)

Mr. Bueller is Victor's French teacher.

c)

Victor wants to take French because he hopes Teresa will be in his class and will notice him.

d)

Michael and Victor hope that girls will think they are handsome.

21.

Which of the following excerpts inclides details about the setting of "Seventh Grade"?

a)

... he thought some day he might like to travel to France, where it was cool...

b)

On the first day of school, Victor stood in line half an hour....

c)

There were rivers in France, and huge churches, and fair-skinned people everywhere...

d)

Teresa is going to be my girl this year, he promised himself...

22.

These statements are all part of the Rising Action of "Seventh Grade." Which event happens first?

a)

Victor says something foolish to Teresa after homeroom.

b)

Teresa approaches Victor after French class and says, "That was good."

c)

Victor searches for Teresa in the cafeteria.

d)

Victor says Teresa's name in response to a question in English.

23.

Which of these excerpts shos the tension increasing right before the climax in "Seventh Grade"?

a)

He remembered his college years when he dated a girlfriend in borrowed cars.

b)

...then widened his eyes in terror at Teresa who stood in front of him.

c)

... and their eyes met. She smiled sweetly and gathered her books.

d)

"Bonjour." Teresa said, leaving him outside her next class.

24.

In "Seventh Grade," what made Victor think that girls might actually like a guy who scowls?

a)

Michael told him that he read about it in a magazine.

b)

When Victor tried to scowl, he noticed that a girl was looking at him.

c)

Victor scowled at himself in the mirror and thought he didn't look half bad.

d)

Victor noticed that Teresa was staring at him as he scowled.

25.

In the short story, "Seventh Grade," what happens during the falling action?

a)

Victor decides he is going to like seventh grade.

b)

Victor tries to fake his way through speaking French.

c)

Victor decides to take French.

d)

Teresa asks Victor if he would help her with her French.

26.

In "Seventh Grade," which of the following statements best describes the resolution of the story?

a)

Victor was going to like seventh grade.

b)

Victor thought his friend looked pretty strange.

c)

Victor was sweaty with shame.

d)

Victor and Teresa left class together.

27.

Great rosebushes of red bloomed on Victor's cheeks. This sentence includes what type of figurative language?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

28.

Great rosebushes of red bloomed on Victor's cheeks. In this statement, what is being compared to rosebushes?

a)

Victor

b)

Victor's feelings for Teresa

c)

The color red

d)

The blush on Victor's cheeks

29.

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

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

30.

Which definition best describes the meaning of the bold word in this excerpt?

Umm, he thought, maybe it does work. He scowled with greater conviction.

a)

religion

b)

belief

c)

purpose

d)

uncertainty