"Seventh Grade" By Gary Soto Test

What is Victor’s main goal on the first day of seventh grade?

• To get good grades

• To make new friends

• To impress Teresa

• To learn French

What is Michael’s strategy for impressing girls?

• Doing their homework

• Giving them compliments

• Scowling

• Showing off his muscles

Why does Victor choose French as his elective? (Choose two)

• He wants to travel to France

• His parents told him to

• Teresa is in the class

• He thinks it’s an easy language to learn

How does Victor feel after he pretends to speak French in front of the class?

• Proud

• Embarrassed

• Excited

• Confused

What does Mr. Bueller do when Victor pretends to speak French?

• Corrects Victor’s mistakes

• Tells the class to laugh

• Ignores it and moves on

• Sends Victor to the principal’s office

What is the setting of the story?

• A high school in France

• A middle school in Fresno, California

• A park near Victor’s house

• Teresa’s house

What does Victor hope to achieve when he “sprints to the blackboard”?

• To leave the classroom quickly

• To impress Teresa

• To show off his French skills

• To avoid answering a question

What does Michael think the scowling will do for him?

• Make him look cool

• Help him focus in class

• Get him better grades

• Make him taller

What kind of figurative language is used in the line “a river of nervous sweat”?

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Personification

How does Teresa react when Victor pretends to speak French?

• She corrects him

• She ignores him

• She is impressed and asks for help

• She laughs at him