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WorksheetsThe Jacket Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 18mins
What can the reader infer about Gary based on his actions in "The Jacket"?
He gets along well with his brothers and sisters.
He isn't confident.
He makes enemies easily.
He doesn't care what anyone thinks of him.
How does Gary transform, or evolve, over the course of the text?
He goes from being friendless and lonely to popular.
He goes from being a loser to being stylish.
He goes from being angry to being overjoyed.
He goes from being selfish and self-conscious to resigned and understanding.
How would the story be different if Gary's family wasn't poor?
Gary wouldn't be spoiled.
Gary's mom could've afforded the jacket he wanted.
Gary wouldn't care what others thought of him.
The playground terrorist would leave Gary alone.
Why does Gary call the jacket "a green ugly brother"?
Because he hates the jacket and he hates his brother.
Both the jacket and his brother are ugly.
Both the jacket and his brother are annoyances he must accept.
The jacket is green and his brother loves the Hulk.
What is the most LIKELY reason Gary had no friends in 6th grade?
He purposefully isolated himself because he was ashamed of his jacket.
No one wanted to be friends with him because they were afraid of getting ugly cooties.
The girls thought he wasn't cute.
They were afraid the playground terrorist would come after them, too.
What is the theme, or moral lesson, of "The Jacket"?
The way you dress influences how you feel about yourself.
Everyone has had a bad fashion day.
Mothers should be more considerate of their children's feelings when dressing them.
If you don't wear fancy clothes, you won't make fancy friends.
__________ is a tough, shiny plastic
vicious
propellers
vinyl
mope
_______ is an antonym( opposite meaning) for mope
happy
sad
in low spirits
gloomy
How does the author say that he looked in the jacket?
young
out of style
ugly
unhappy
The jacket first got damaged when the author -
played with the dog
was pushed down
played kickball
threw it over a fence
The author was so embarrassed by the jacket that he -
teased the dog
took it off in the cold
put grass in his mouth
threw his books on his bed
"I stood in front of the mirror, full face, then profile, and then looked over my shoulder."
rear view of an object
side view of an object
overhead view of an object
distant view of an object
What happened to the jacket when Gary Soto teased Brownie, his dog?
Large pieces of material fell off.
One of the sleeves tore.
The tape began to peel off.
it changed color
Soto's mother probably told him about the children in Mexico who would love the jacket to -
remind him that others were worse off than he
tell him how much she missed her homeland
explain why his sister's jacket was better
blame him for damaging the jacket
When Soto compares the jacket to a brother, you understand that he -
has accepted the jacket
loves the jacket
is jealous of the jacket
will soon lose the jacket
