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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is upset at Eddie’s presence when he arrives at José’s home in Chapter 8?
(a) Jose.
(b) Coach.
(c) Samuel.
(d) José’s mother.

2. What does Eddie’s godmother feed him for lunch in Chapter 5?
(a) Hamburgers.
(b) Sandwiches and milk.
(c) Pizza.
(d) Chips and salsa.

3. When Eddie arrives as his godmother’s house in Chapter 5, he calls whom to ask for money?
(a) Dolores.
(b) His mother.
(c) Norma.
(d) Juan.

4. What Spanish slang term from Chapter 7 refers to Texans or Texas residents?
(a) Hombre.
(b) Abrazo.
(c) Tejano.
(d) Besos.

5. What Spanish word from the vocabulary in Chapter 6 means a scolding or admonishment?
(a) Chale.
(b) Hombre.
(c) Raspada.
(d) Barrio.

6. What in literature arise from obstacles located outside the protagonist including nature, the supernatural, or society?
(a) External conflicts.
(b) Internal conflicts.
(c) Relational conflicts.
(d) Integral conflicts.

7. What does Eddie actually do with the paint cans he carries in the narrative?
(a) Paints houses.
(b) Paints addresses on curbs.
(c) Paints graffiti on bridges.
(d) Paints bicycles.

8. What in literature refers to incompatibilities in how two or more individuals relate to one another - Fathers to Sons, Bosses to Employees, Slaves to Masters, etc.?
(a) Relational conflicts.
(b) Internal conflict.
(c) External conflicts.
(d) Integral conflict.

9. What Spanish adjective from the novel means active, restless, or labored?
(a) Nalgas.
(b) Paleta.
(c) Raza.
(d) Movidas.

10. What younger gang leader tries to cause trouble with Eddie in Chapter 5?
(a) Samuel.
(b) Jesús.
(c) Larry.
(d) Lupe.

11. Eddie runs away from Angel’s home in Chapter 8 because he believes that Angel has gone to get what?
(a) A gun.
(b) A cop.
(c) A rope.
(d) A knife.

12. Where does Eddie see Angel as he leaves the hospital in Chapter 8?
(a) In the pharmacy.
(b) In Samuel’s room.
(c) In Jesús’s room.
(d) At the bottom of the stairs.

13. What Spanish word from Chapter 7 refers to a trowel, or hand tool with a curved blade used in gardening?
(a) Paleta.
(b) Comadre.
(c) Besos.
(d) Raspada.

14. In terms of the plot of the novel, Chapter 8 marks what transition?
(a) Climax.
(b) Rising action.
(c) Exposition.
(d) Denouement.

15. Eddie accuses Angel of killing whom in Chapter 8?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Coach.
(c) Samuel.
(d) Jose.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Spanish word from the novel refers to millet, or a type of grass that is cultivated for its grain and mostly used as fodder?

2. What Spanish word from the vocabulary in Chapter 6 refers to a mouse?

3. What does Eddie pretend to be in order to stay close to José at the hospital in Chapter 8?

4. Eddie goes to talk to Coach for advice in Chapter 6, saying that some people in his situation would turn to whom for guidance?

5. What Spanish adjective from the novel means henpecked, traitorous, or disloyal?

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