The Bike by Gary Soto Quiz and Answer Key

Questions and Answers

That the road would be too steep

That the street would be too crowded

That the street would be too dark

That hungry dogs lived on that street (correct)

You got a cold

You got a fever

You got a sunburn

You got freckles (correct)

The street was very long

The street was very dirty

The street looked like our street (correct)

The street was very quiet

He braked and looked back at where he had gone Signup and view all the answers

There were no dogs on Sarah Street Signup and view all the answers

They waved back at her and rode away. Signup and view all the answers

They did figure eights and rode up the curbs to show off. Signup and view all the answers

He pedaled away and left the narrator alone. Signup and view all the answers

They patted spit onto it and laid back down. Signup and view all the answers

They realized they would live and be okay. Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

The narrator's first bike got him nowhere, but he felt cool riding up and down the block at age 5, wearing his brother's hand-me-down shirt.
The narrator's mom told him that hungry dogs lived on Sarah Street and that their throats were hard with extra bones from biting kids on bikes.
Despite this, the narrator decided to take the curve onto Sarah Street, but returned immediately without encountering any scary dogs.
The narrator repeated this process, eventually feeling free and riding around the curve, doing figure eights, and riding up curbs and onto lawns.
He met a kid his age on a tricycle and dared him to run over his leg, which the kid did, causing the narrator pain and tears.
The narrator's ankle was purple, large, and hot after the incident, but he eventually got back on his bike and rode home, feeling relieved to be alive.

The narrator remembers his mom's warnings about pointing at rainbows causing freckles, which he didn't believe.
He recalls standing at the window, looking out at a rainbow after a rain, and trying to point at it without his mom seeing.

The author uses vivid imagery and descriptive language to convey the narrator's emotions and experiences.
The author employs figurative language, such as comparing the narrator's hair to "black fire" and his horns to "devilish horns".