"Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto

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What is the main character's name?

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Victor

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Where does Victor live?

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Fresno

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What is the name of the girl Victor likes?

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Teresa

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What does Michael think makes Victor more handsome?

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scowling

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Why does Victor decide to make a trip to the public library?

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He has to check out French books to study.

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What do the following sentences from "Seventh Grade" reveal about Victor's character? "Victor lingered, keeping his head down and staring at his desk. He wanted to leave when she did so he could bump into her and say something clever."

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He likes Teresa a great deal.

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How can the reader tell that Victor likes Teresa?

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He thinks about her, watches her in homeroom, and looks for her at lunch.

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Which answer choice foreshadows that Victor and Teresa will come together by the end of the story? Options: When the bell sounded, Teresa looked up, and their eyes met. She smiled sweetly and gathered her books., As Teresa walked down the hall, Victor walked the other way, looking back, admiring how gracefully she walked, one foot in front of the other.

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When the bell sounded, Teresa looked up, and their eyes met. She smiled sweetly and gathered her books.

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What does the point of view of the story give the reader insight into?

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A boy's willingness to draw attention to himself in order to impress his crush.

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When the author wrote that Victor selected French as his one elective, it meant that French was his...

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