"Oranges" by Gary Soto

1.

Multiple Choice

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Which is the best summary of the poem? (AKS 2 Theme)

A man remembers his first date with a girl when he was 12.

A boy remembers an embarrassing moment with a girl.

A man was ashamed of being poor as a child.

A boy takes a girl to a drugstore for a date.

2.

Multiple Choice

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Why does the boy place the orange on the counter with the nickel? (AKS 3 Character)

The drugstore clerk likes oranges.

The girl doesn’t want the orange.

He hopes to use the orange as partial payment.

He wants to have only one orange.

3.

Multiple Choice

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“I turned to the candies/ tiered like bleachers/And asked what she wanted”

What does the word tiered mean as it is used in line 26 above? (AKS 4 Context Clues)

laid flat on a table

Stacked for display

Placed in boxes

Wrapped individually

Laid flat on a table

4.

Multiple Choice

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I peeled my orange

That was so bright against

The gray of December

That, from some distance,

Someone might have thought

I was making a fire in my hands

Why does the author include the lines above? (AKS 5 Text Structure and Meaning)

To show that the boy was sad that he only had an orange to eat.

To show that the boy regretting not bringing more money for chocolate.

To contrast the happiness and warmth the boy feels with the cold December day.

To show that the boy was sad that it was cold.

5.

Multiple Choice

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Why does the author use first person point of view? (AKS 6 Point of View)

To show how the man feels now that he’s an adult

To show a detailed and personal memory

To show all characters’ inner thoughts

To show how the girl felt

6.

Multiple Choice

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Readers can infer that this poem is set in another era in time because (AKS 1 Inference)

the woman accepts an orange for a payment

a boy bought candy for a girl

the price of the chocolate was ten cents

the boy was kind

7.

Multiple Choice

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The speakers attitude toward the girl could be described as (AKS 6 Tone)

affectionate but superior

passionate yet slightly jealous

shy and frightened simultaneously

romantic and eager to please

8.

Multiple Choice

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Which phrase from the poem contains imagery that appeals to the reader’s sense of hearing? (AKS 4 Imagery)

a few cars hissing past.

Cold, and weighted down

Porch light burned yellow

I took my girls hand in mine for two blocks.

9.

Multiple Choice

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The imagery of the oranges in lines 50-55 is (AKS 4 Imagery)

strange because he still hasn't given it away

symbolic because it represents the brightness of his mood

ironic because readers wouldn't expect a boy to enjoy fruit

rude because the girl didn't share the candy with the boy

10.

Multiple Choice

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The speaker puts the orange on the counter because

he does not have another nickel

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

he wants the girl to notice how generous he is

he has an extra orange and he simply wants to share

11.

Multiple Choice

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"Oranges" is a narrative poem because

it uses free verse instead of a traditional rhyme scheme

it describes a specific setting

it conveys the boys feelings in a first person perspective

it tells a story

12.

Multiple Choice

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Who is the speaker in the poem?

Gary Soto

a twelve year old boy

a twelve year old girl

a saleslady witnessing a first date

13.

Multiple Choice

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"Frost crackling beneath my steps, my breath before me, then gone..." is an example of

imagery

simile

metaphor

personification

14.

Multiple Choice

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"Tiered like bleachers" is an example of

metaphor

personification

imagery

simile

15.

Multiple Choice

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Based on the final stanza, the reader can conclude that

there is a mutual attraction between the boy and the girl

the boy will be arrested for shoplifting

the girl will never speak to the boy again

the boy cannot enter the drugstore ever again

16.

Multiple Choice

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What figurative language of poetry appears in these lines from “Oranges”?

Outside / A few cars hissing past

Metaphor

Onomatopoeia

Simile

Personification

17.

Multiple Choice

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Gary Soto compares the bright color of an orange with the color of a fire. Which of the following lines expresses that thought as a metaphor?

The orange was bright as a fire.

The orange was like a fire in his hands.

The orange peel crackled like a fire.

The orange was a fire in his hands.

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