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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eddie’s aunt tells him that who will help him achieve the action she wants him to do in Chapter 2?
(a) Angel.
(b) Samuel.
(c) Larry.
(d) Lupe.

2. Where does Mr. Stiles ask Eddie to drop off some items in Chapter 2?
(a) The High School.
(b) The dump.
(c) The library.
(d) The bank.

3. What local gangster solicits Eddie to help him avenge Eddie’s cousin’s death in Chapter 1?
(a) Samuel.
(b) Larry.
(c) Angel.
(d) José.

4. How many of Eddie’s uncles does he claim have died in Chapter 1?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 9.

5. Chapter 2 ends with Eddie saying that the "east was one large bruise that was slowly becoming” what?
(a) “The night.”
(b) “Healed.”
(c) "Infected."
(d) “Winter.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Eddie’s cousin was murdered by a stranger after making a comment about the stranger’s what?

2. What is among the tortillas brought to Eddie by his aunt in Chapter 2?

3. At what institution did Gary Soto earn his M.F.A. in poetry?

4. What is the playground in the barrio where kids play, and where gangsters recruit new members?

5. What term refers to a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest?

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