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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What inexpensive food does Eddie typically live off of in the novel?
(a) Rice.
(b) Top Ramen.
(c) Dog food.
(d) Peanut butter.

2. How is José injured in Chapter 4?
(a) He is stabbed.
(b) He is punched.
(c) He is shot.
(d) He is clubbed.

3. When did author Gary Soto earn his B.A. degree in English?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1968.

4. Angel visits Eddie and shows him what in Chapter 3?
(a) Lots of money.
(b) A gun.
(c) Drugs.
(d) A map.

5. How many children does the onion seller have piled into his car in Chapter 4?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Eddie’s principle mode of transportation in the novel?

2. What does Eddie spot across the street from the breakfast café in Chapter 4?

3. Where does Mr. Stiles ask Eddie to drop off some items in Chapter 2?

4. In what area of the city is Eddie’s apartment, as described in Chapter 1?

5. What is stolen while Eddie stops by his apartment before returning to his job for Mr. Stiles in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Eddie and José go to eat in Chapter 4? Who do they encounter there?

2. Why does Angel visit Eddie in Chapter 3? How does Eddie respond?

3. What leads to Eddie’s encounter with the police in Chapter 3?

4. How does Eddie respond to the news about Jesús’s murder in Chapter 4?

5. Who calls Eddie at the end of Chapter 3? Why?

6. What does Eddie take to Mr. Stiles’s home in Chapter 3?

7. How is Eddie’s neighborhood described in Chapter 1?

8. How does Eddie feel about his job prospect in Chapter 2?

9. What does Eddie discover at the dump in Chapter 2?

10. How is the Spanish term “barrio” defined and described in Chapter 1?

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