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- 1. Multiple Choice
How does the author say that he looked in the jacket?
young
out of style
ugly
unhappy
- 2. Multiple Choice
The jacket first got damaged when the author -
played with the dog
was pushed down
played kickball
threw it over a fence
- 3. Multiple Choice
"Girls who had been friendly blew away like loose flowers to follow the boys in neat jackets." Is an example of what type of figurative language?
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
- 4. Multiple Choice
When the author wore the jacket, girls who had once been friendly to him began to -
follow boys in neat jackets
laugh at him to his face
cause him to fail spelling tests
tell him the jacket was ugly
- 5. Multiple Choice
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
- 6. Multiple Choice
According to the author, what color is his jacket?
the color of broccoli
the color of the sky
the color of guacamole
the color of his boots
- 7. Multiple Choice
To show his tone toward the jacket at the end of the essay, the author compares it to -
a peeling scab
the necks of turtles
a green, ugly brother
a cup of crooked dice
- 8. Multiple Choice
"I stood in front of the mirror, full face, then profile, and then looked over my shoulder." What does the word "profile" mean in the text?
rear view of an object
side view of an object
overhead view of an object
distant view of an object
- 9. Multiple Choice
"...leaned against the chain-link fence and looked around with propellers of grass spinning." - What does the word "propellers" mean in the text?
tools used to climb mountains
machines used to clean clothes
blades that help move and object
tools used to build machines
- 10. Multiple Choice
"...the tape peeled off like a scab and more stuffing fell out until that sleeve shriveled..." What does the word "shriveled" mean in the text?
to shrink or wrinkle
to fall
to break into a billion pieces
to disappear like David Copperfield
- 11. Multiple Choice
"When I played hard, read quietly, or took vicious spelling tests at school." What does the word "vicious" mean in the text?
easy
severe or fierce
bold
angry
- 12. Multiple Choice
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
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which event did Soto imagine happened on the first day he wore the jacket?
He got a bad grade on his math quiz.
Frankie T. pushed him down at recess.
Steve Negrete ate an apple in front of him.
The teachers talked about how foolish he looked.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Soto was so embarrassed by the jacket that he -
sat on his hands to warm them
teased Brownie, his dog
played kickball in his thin shirt
peeled the tape from it
- 15. Multiple Choice
Soto blamed the jacket for his -
family's poverty
lack of love
brother's meanness
sister's better jacket
- 16. Multiple Choice
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
- 17. Multiple Choice
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
- 18. Multiple Choice
What does the jacket symbolize to the author?
Love
Betrayal
Low self-esteem
Hate
- 19. Multiple Choice
"My clothes have betrayed me." This is an example of
personification
an hyperbole
a simile
analogy
- 20. Multiple Choice
The author blames the jacket for all of his bad luck and choices in middle school. What does this tell the reader about Gary Soto?
He is very smart.
He struggles with self esteem.
He is lazy and unmotivated.
He wishes he was rich.
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