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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much of the money that Eddie’s godmother gives him for a donation does he keep for himself in Chapter 5?
(a) $10.
(b) $5.
(c) $20.
(d) $2.

3. What military organization does Eddie join in Chapter 9?
(a) The U.S. Peace Corps.
(b) The U.S. Marines.
(c) The U.S. Army.
(d) The U.S. Navy.

4. What does Eddie ask his mother and aunt to do as he leaves his apartment in Chapter 3?
(a) Lock up when they leave.
(b) Pay his phone bill.
(c) Say hello to his uncle.
(d) Leave him alone.

5. What Spanish word is used in the novel meaning district or neighborhood?
(a) Cholitos.
(b) Gordito.
(c) Barrio.
(d) Comadre.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is upset at Eddie’s presence when he arrives at José’s home in Chapter 8?

2. What do a younger gang leader and his friends show Eddie in order to threaten him as he paints lines on the field in Chapter 5?

3. Who is at the hospital when Eddie arrives to visit José in Chapter 5?

4. Eddie is convinced that who will attempt to kill him in Chapter 5?

5. When Eddie goes to Angel’s house in Chapter 8, he enters how?

(see the answer key)

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