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- 1. Multiple Choice
What type of jacket did Gary Soto tell his mother he wanted?
green vinyl
brown leather
day old guacamole colored vinyl
black leather
- 2. Multiple Choice
"The Jacket" is a memoir. What does the word memoir mean?
insignificant moment
personal memory
numerous events
fiction
- 3. Multiple Choice
Who is the narrator of "The Jacket?"
Gary Soto
Gary's mom
Gary's brother
Gary's sister
- 4. Multiple Choice
What type of jacket did Gary's mom get him to wear?
Black leather
Brown leather
Day old guacamole colored vinyl
Mustard-colored vinyl
- 5. Multiple Choice
How many years did Gary wear the jacket?
1
2
3
4
- 6. Multiple Choice
Who does Gary blame?
jacket
his mother
herself
both the jacket and his mother
- 7. Multiple Choice
What does Soto compare his jacket to the beginning of the story?
ugly brother
enemy
ugly green brother
none of the above
- 8. Multiple Choice
According to the narrator, how does the jacket affect his grades?
his grades get better
his grades stay the same
his grades get worse
he fails every subject
- 9. Multiple Choice
How does the narrator repair the hole in his jacket?
piece of Scotch tape
a needle and thread
a piece of gum
a dollop of fabric glue
- 10. Multiple Choice
According to the narrator, his mother always seems to be…
in the garden pulling weeds in her old raggedy apron.
in the den reading her books with his younger siblings.
in the kitchen at the stove with steamed-up glasses
in her rocking chair on the front porch drinking sweet tea.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the excerpts below includes a SIMILE?
I took off my old jacket, whose sleeves climbed halfway to my elbow.
I was a small kid, thin as a young tree, and it would be years before I’d have a new one.
I discovered draped on my bedpost a jacket the color of day-old guacamole.
My clothes have failed me.
- 12. Multiple Choice
How did the narrator feel about the jacket when he first saw it?
disappointed
delighted
eager
uninterested
- 13. Multiple Choice
By the end of the story, how do the narrator’s feelings change about the jacket?
The narrator grows to like the color of the jacket.
The narrator finally accepts the jacket as his.
The narrator eventually repairs the sleeve so that it won’t come apart again.
The narrator decides that he no longer has to wear the jacket.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which excerpt shows how the narrator’s mother feels about his jacket?
I showed the cracks to my mother, who always seemed to be at the stove with steamed-up glasses, and she said that there were children in Mexico who would love that jacket.
I was called to dinner: steam silvered my mother’s glasses as she said grace.
I threw it on my brother’s bed and looked at it for a long time before I slipped it on and went out to the backyard, smiling a “thank you” to my mom as I passed her in the kitchen.
From the kitchen mother yelled that my jacket was in the closet. I closed the door to her voice and pulled at the rack of clothes in the closet.
- 15. Multiple Choice
According to the narrator, how did the girls he knew respond to his jacket?
The girls became more interested in him.
The girls stopped noticing him at all.
The girls began to pay more attention to boys in nicer jackets.
The girls made fun of the narrator and his ugly green 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
How does the author say that he looked in the jacket?
young
out of style
ugly
unhappy
- 19. Multiple Choice
What nickname does Gary give to Frankie T?
friendless
mopey
bestie
the playground terrorist
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT an example of Gary's physical change as described in the short story?
palsied arm
hands, those fleshy hammers
forearms stuck out like the necks of turtles
chest puffed up with muscle
- 21. Multiple Choice
Vinyl most nearly means:
severe or fierce
happy and satisfied with the way things are
synthetic plastic material used for goods that are cheap
to be gloomy
- 22. Multiple Choice
All of the following are synonyms for shrivel except:
wither
wilt
dry up
bloom
- 23. Multiple Choice
All of the following are synonyms for vicious except:
brutal
ferocious
violent
gentle
- 24. Multiple Choice
What is an antonym for content?
a. discontented
b. dissatisfied
c. pleased
d. both a and b
- 25. Multiple Choice
The following are synonyms for mope except:
bliss
sulk
grieve
brood
- 26. Multiple Choice
Camouflage is used to
disguise
conceal
obscure
all of the above
- 27. Multiple Choice
The narrator blames his jacket for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
not having a girlfriend
cursing at his brother
getting bad grades
getting picked on by the playground terrorist
- 28. Multiple Choice
"I wanted to cry because it was so ugly and so big that I knew I'd have to wear it for a long time." This sentence supports the idea that
the narrator is in sixth grade
the narrator hates his mom
the narrator's family does not have a lot of money
the narrator's mother didn't care
- 29. Multiple Choice
How does the narrator repair the hole in his jacket?
piece of Scotch tape
a needle and thread
a piece of gum
a dollop of fabric glue
- 30. Multiple Choice
How is the main conflict resolved?
Eventually, the other kids at school begin to ignore the narrator.
The narrator repairs his jacket sleeve with Scotch tape.
The narrator finally grows out of his jacket and gets a new one.
The narrator eventually accepts the jacket as his.
- 31. Multiple Choice
Why does the narrator want to cry when he first sees the jacket?
a. He’s shocked that his mother spent so much money on him.
b. He is devastated that the jacket is so ugly.
c. He thinks it is for his older brother.
d. There is a huge rip on the sleeve of the jacket.
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