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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eddie receives a call from a girl who works where in Chapter 3?
(a) A used bookstore.
(b) A car dealership.
(c) The City College cafeteria.
(d) A bank.

2. What does Eddie explain to Mr. Stiles in the note that he leaves him in Chapter 3?
(a) That he has joined the army.
(b) That he still wants to work for him.
(c) That he has taken another job.
(d) That the truck was stolen.

3. When he is given a special task by Mr. Stiles in Chapter 2, Eddie is overjoyed that Mr. Stiles trusts him to borrow what?
(a) His truck.
(b) His tools.
(c) His dog.
(d) His gun.

4. What is among the tortillas brought to Eddie by his aunt in Chapter 2?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) Drugs.
(c) A gun.
(d) A few photographs.

5. In narrative, what is any recurring element that has symbolic significance in a story?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Exposition.
(c) Motif.
(d) Symbol.

Short Answer Questions

1. The man selling onions that José and Eddie encounter in Chapter 4 is selling them for how much per sack?

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

3. What is a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance?

4. Where does José take Eddie for breakfast in Chapter 4?

5. Eddie learns that Angel was angry over Jesús’s having sold what and not sharing the profits in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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