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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 Spanish word from Chapter 7 means alert, ready, or sharp?
(a) Chale.
(b) Chale.
(c) Tejano.
(d) Changos.

2. What Spanish word used in Chapter 7 means gossip?
(a) Chale.
(b) Verde.
(c) Nalgas.
(d) Comadre.

3. What Spanish word used in Chapter 7 refers to swine?
(a) Verde.
(b) Cochino.
(c) Diablito.
(d) Tonto.

4. What Spanish word from the vocabulary in Chapter 6 means to embrace or hug?
(a) Abrazo.
(b) Ratoncito.
(c) Cochino.
(d) Tejano.

5. What literary term refers to the use of “onions” in the novel?
(a) Catalyst.
(b) Protagonist.
(c) Antagonist.
(d) Motif.

Short Answer Questions

1. Eddie runs away from Angel’s home in Chapter 8 because he believes that Angel has gone to get what?

2. How many days does Eddie spend at home alone feeling sorry for himself after his ordeal with the police in Chapter 7?

3. What is the name of Samuel’s brother in the narrative?

4. When Eddie arrives as his godmother’s house in Chapter 5, he calls whom to ask for money?

5. What Spanish word from Chapter 7 means a kiss?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is foreshadowed regarding Eddie’s relationship with Angel in Chapter 5?

2. What choices does Eddie face in Chapter 7? How does he feel about his fate?

3. What plot transition takes place in Chapter 8?

4. What does Eddie accuse Angel of in Chapter 8? How does Angel respond?

5. Why does Eddie go to Holmes playground in Chapter 5? Who does he encounter there?

6. How is Holmes playground described in Chapter 5?

7. Why does Eddie go to Angel’s house in Chapter 8? Who is there?

8. What are Eddie’s impressions of the place that he goes to with Coach and José in Chapter 7?

9. How does Eddie attempt to eradicate the roaches in his apartment in Chapter 7?

10. What two choices does Eddie face in Chapter 6?

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