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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."
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
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
- 9. 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.
- 10. 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
- 11. Multiple Choice
Soto blamed the jacket for his -
family's poverty
lack of love
brother's meanness
sister's better jacket
- 12. 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
- 13. 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
- 14. Multiple Choice
What kind of jacket did the narrator originally want?
A letterman jacket
A sports coat
A biker jacket
A raincoat
- 15. Multiple Choice
How can you tell that the narrator cared about his mother's feelings?
He has a long talk and tells her so
He wears the jacket with a smile on his face
He makes her dinner
He buys her flowers and makes her a card
- 16. Multiple Choice
What is the central idea of "The Jacket"?
A young boy is embarrassed by his traditional Mexican family.
A young boy gets rejected by girls because he's ugly.
A young boy loses his father and is thrown into poverty.
A young boy hates the only jacket his mother can afford for him.
- 17. Multiple Choice
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.
- 18. Multiple Choice
All of the following are settings in "The Jacket" EXCEPT:
An alley
Gary's house
A playground
Supermarket
- 19. Multiple Choice
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.
- 20. Multiple Choice
"I was a small kid, thin as a young tree, and it would be years before I'd have a new one" (paragraph 3).
What part of this sentence is figurative language, and what type is it?
"thin as a young tree"; metaphor
"it would be years before I'd have a new one"; simile
"thin as a young tree"; simile
"I was a small kid"; metaphor
- 21. Multiple Choice
"Even my hands, those fleshy hammers, showed bravery through the cuffs, the fingers already hardening for the coming fights" (paragraph 10).
What phrase from the above passage is figurative language, and what type of figurative language is it?
"my hands, those fleshy hammers"; metaphor
"the fingers already hardening"; metaphor
"showed bravery through the cuffs"; simile
"hardening for the coming fights"; alliteration
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