Question

highlight the expectation victor has for himself this school year.

besides, teresa, a girl he had liked since they were in catechism classes at saint theresas, was taking french, too. with any luck they would be in the same class. \teresa is going to be my girl this year,\ he promised himself as he left the gym full of students in their new fall clothes. she was cute. and good at math, too, victor thought as he walked down the hall to his homeroom.
-\seventh grade,\
gary soto

based on the passage, what is victors expectation for himself this school year?

he will become a good math student.
he will date teresa.
he will buy new fall clothes.
he will master the french language.

Explanation:

Analyze the prompt and question

The question asks: "Based on the passage, what is Victor's expectation for himself this school year?" We need to find the specific expectation Victor sets for himself in the provided excerpt from Gary Soto's short story "Seventh Grade."

Examine the textual evidence

Using the Textual Evidence Analysis concept, we look closely at the text inside the box:

• "Besides, Teresa, a girl he had liked since they were in catechism classes at Saint Theresa's, was taking French, too."
• "With any luck they would be in the same class."
• "'Teresa is going to be my girl this year,' he promised himself as he left the gym..."
• "She was cute. And good at math, too, Victor thought..."

Evaluate the options

Let's evaluate each multiple-choice option against our textual evidence:

• He will become a good math student: The text mentions Teresa is good at math, not that Victor expects to become good at math.
• He will date Teresa: The text explicitly states, "'Teresa is going to be my girl this year,' he promised himself." This directly corresponds to his expectation of dating her.
• He will buy new fall clothes: The text mentions other "students in their new fall clothes," but this is not an expectation Victor sets for himself.
• He will master the French language: The text mentions Teresa is taking French and Victor hopes to be in the same class, but his primary expectation/promise is about Teresa.

Formulate the final conclusion

The promise Victor makes to himself ("Teresa is going to be my girl this year") directly indicates his expectation that he will date Teresa this school year.

Answer:

• He will become a good math student.
• He will date Teresa. (Correct answer)
• He will buy new fall clothes.
• He will master the French language.