Vocabulary
What word means “a wild fierceness”?
What is ferocity?
Who is the main character in “Seventh Grade”?
Who is Victor?
What elective does Victor choose for the school year?
What is French?
How does Victor feel when he thinks Teresa might be in his classes?
Excited and hopeful.
What planet is known as the Red Planet?
What is Mars?
What word means “a firmness of belief or opinion”?
What is conviction?
Who is the girl Victor has liked since catechism classes?
Who is Teresa?
What embarrassing thing happens to Victor in French class?
He tries to speak French but makes nonsense sounds and feels embarrassed.
How does Victor feel when Michael scowls to look handsome?
He thinks it looks strange and feels awkward trying it himself.
What is the largest mammal in the world?
What is the blue whale?
What word refers to “the land and buildings of a school”?
What is campus?
Who is Victor’s friend who practices scowling to look cool?
Who is Michael Torres?
Where does Victor see Teresa at lunch?
Sitting under a plum tree with a friend.
How does Victor feel when Mr. Bueller asks him to speak French?
Nervous, embarrassed, and sweaty.
What gas do humans need to breathe in order to survive?
What is oxygen?
“The injured dog snarled and growled with ________ when anyone tried to approach it.”
What is ferocity?
Who is Victor’s homeroom teacher?
Who is Mr. Lucas?
What does Victor do after metal shop and biology at the end of the day?
He rushes to the library to check out three French textbooks.
How does Victor feel after Teresa says, “I didn’t know you knew French”?
Relieved and happy.
How many continents are there on Earth?
What is seven?
“The candidates for mayor spoke with great ________ about their plans to improve the town.”
What is conviction?
Who is the French teacher Victor tries to impress?
Who is Mr. Bueller?
How does Victor try to impress Teresa in homeroom before class starts?
By keeping his head down and trying to bump into her while saying something clever
How do Victor’s “rosebuds of shame” change by the end of the story?
They become “bouquets of love” as he feels happy about Teresa.
What is the main ingredient in guacamole?
What is Avocado ?
“The library was at the north end of the ________.”
What is campus?
Who is the school principal that welcomes students over the loudspeaker?
Who is Mr. Belton?
What is PINK.
Where is Mr.Riley from ?
What is Puerto Rico.
How many bones are in the adult human body?
What is 206?