The Jacket

The Jacket

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Flashcard

English

9th Grade

Hard

Created by

Ashley Emlaw

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The jacket first got damaged when the author

Back


a. played with the dog

b. was pushed down

c. played kickball

d. threw it over a fence

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

"Even the girls who were nice floated away like loose flowers to follow the boys in nice jackets" (lines 54-55). What does this sentence tell you about what the narrator cares about and wants?

Back

a. He cares about friends and being accepted.

b. He mostly cares about doing well in school.

c. He doesn't like the girls or the boys.

d. He doesn't care about making friends.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

"Girls who had been friendly blew away like loose flowers to follow the boys in neat jackets." is an example of...

Back


a. simile

b. metaphor

c. personification

d. hyperbole

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

When the author wore the jacket, girls who had once been friendly to him began to

Back


a. follow boys in neat jackets

b. laugh at him to his face

c. cause him to fail spelling tests

d. tell him the jacket was ugly

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

"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" (lines 15-16). This sentence shows what kind of problem the narrator is having?

Back

a. character vs. character (with his mother)

b. character vs. Society (fitting in at school)

c. character vs. Self (internal struggle with his feelings)

d. character vs. Nature (the weather)

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the best definition of "hurled" (line 25)?

Back

a. To gently place

b. To throw with force

c. To pick up

d. To ignore

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The author was so embarrassed by the jacket that he...

Back


a. teased the dog

b. took it off in the cold

c. put grass in his mouth

d. threw his books on his bed

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