Seventh Grade – Gary Soto
First some questions
Answer the following questions about Seventh Grade.
| Question | Answer |
| What background information do you learn about Victor? | Victor is in Seventh grade and likes a girl named teresa.In the story it says he is Mexican. |
| When the boys scowl, the girls look at them. What might the girls be thinking? | Maybe 50/50 they may blush,Like it or they could be thinking what in the world is he doing. |
| What obstacles are getting in the way of Victor making Teresa “his girl”? | For example like just him trying to impress her with different things |
| How does the tension increase now that Victor and Teresa are in the same class together? | Teresa asking for victor to teach her french and his french teacher is cool and might help him with this situation. |
| Why did the teacher turn his back and walk to the blackboard? | He understood what victor is trying to do cause when he tried what victor is doing it was successful. |
| The French teacher, Mr. Bueller, realises that Victor is faking his knowledge of French, yet he does not let on about it. What impression does Mr. Bueller’s action tell you about him as a person and as a teacher? | He knows what it feels like to try impress a girl |