Seventh Grade

Seventh Grade setting

• homeroom class

• lunchroom

• middle school

• French class

He smiled back and said, "Yeah, that's me." His brown face blushed. Why hadn't he said, "Hi, Teresa," This best expresses the story's

• conflict

• setting

• climax

• resolution

Victor lingers in his homeroom so he can be near Teresa. This is an example of which plot element?

• falling action

• rising action

• resolution

Mr. Bueller stays quiet about Victor not knowing French.

• conflict

• resolution

• climax

Why does Michael scowl?

• impress his older brother

• attract the girls

• make him seem ferocious

• show that his face looks older

The plot of the story is driven forward mostly by Victor's

• feelings about school

• behavior in French class

• desire to impress Teresa

• friendship with Michael

In, "Seventh Grade" because the story is set in middle school, Victor and Michael tend to behave

• awkwardly around girls

• seriously about college

• nervously at test time

• confidently at sporting events

Mr. Bueller's behavior at the end of "Seventh Grade" makes Victor feel more

• confident

• nervous

• embarassed

• intelligent

Victor pretends to study because he

• thinks it will hide him from the stares of other students

• believes that it will help him earn a higher grade in math

• wants to act like Teresa in order to impress her

• is embarrassed about wanting to be a good student

The "confusing" setting of the math class in "Seventh Grade" makes Victor feel

• unworthy of Teresa's attention

• angry and upset with his teacher

• awkward and unsure of himself