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"The Jacket" by Gary Soto
"The Jacket" by Gary Soto
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A review for Gary Soto's personal narrative, "The Jacket."
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1
"...the tape peeled off like a scab and more stuffing fell out until that sleeve
shriveled
..."
to shrink or wrinkle
to disappear like David Copperfield
to fall
to break into a billion pieces
2
The jacket first got damaged when the author -
was pushed down
played with the dog
threw it over a fence
played kickball
3
What happened to the jacket when Gary Soto teased Brownie, his dog?
Large pieces of material fell off.
The tape began to peel off.
Stuffing came out of the arm.
One of the sleeves tore.
4
The author was so embarrassed by the jacket that he -
threw his books on the bed
put grass in his mouth
teased the dog
took it off in the cold
5
When the author wore the jacket, girls who had once been friendly to him began to -
tell him the jacket was ugly
follow boys in neat jackets
cause him to fail spelling tests
laugh at him to his face
6
When Soto compares the jacket to a brother, you understand that he -
loves the jacket
has accepted the jacket
will soon lose the jacket
is jealous of the jacket
7
Which event did Soto imagine happened on the first day he wore the jacket?
Steve Negrete ate an apple in front of him.
The teachers talked about how foolish he looked.
Frankie T. pushed him down at recess.
He got a bad grade on his math quiz.
8
Soto blamed the jacket for his -
sister's better jacket
brother's meanness
lack of love
family's poverty
9
How does the author say that he looked in the jacket?
young
out of style
ugly
unhappy
10
"When I played hard, read quietly, or took
vicious
spelling tests at school."
severe or fierce
angry
easy
bold
11
"...leaned against the chainlink fence and looked around with
propellers
of grass spinning." -
machines used to clean clothes
blades that help move and object
tools used to climb mountains
tools used to build machines
12
To show his tone toward the jacket at the end of the essay, the author compares it to -
a cup of crooked dice
a green, ugly brother
the necks of turtles
a peeling scab
13
"Girls who had been friendly blew away like loose flowers to follow the boys in neat jackets."
personification
simile
metaphor
alliteration
14
Why did the author yell at his mother?
The tape came off the jacket.
She was always at the stove, cooking.
He did not want beans for dinner.
His sister's jacket was better than his.
15
Soto was so embarrassed by the jacket that he -
peeled the tape from it
sat on his hands to warm them
teased Brownie, his dog
played kickball in his thin shirt
16
"I stood in front of the mirror, full face, then
profile
, and then looked over my shoulder."
side view of an object
distant view of an object
rear view of an object
overhead view of an object
17
Soto's mother probably told him about the children in Mexico who would love the jacket to -
blame him for damaging the jacket
explain why his sister's jacket was better
remind him that others were worse off than he
tell him how much she missed her homeland
