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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term refers to a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest?
(a) Cataclysm.
(b) Denouement.
(c) Rising action.
(d) Exposition.

2. How many of Eddie’s uncles does he claim have died in Chapter 1?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

3. Who calls Eddie while his mother and aunt are visiting in Chapter 3?
(a) Melissa.
(b) Norma.
(c) Larry.
(d) Juan.

4. Chapter 2 ends with Eddie saying that the "east was one large bruise that was slowly becoming” what?
(a) "Infected."
(b) “The night.”
(c) “Winter.”
(d) “Healed.”

5. What had Eddie returned to City College to do in Chapter 3?
(a) Enroll in more classes.
(b) Sell his textbooks.
(c) Use the computers.
(d) Talk to a professor.

Short Answer Questions

1. The girl who calls Eddie in Chapter 3 gave him what for free earlier in the day?

2. What does Eddie explain to Mr. Stiles in the note that he leaves him in Chapter 3?

3. Eddie’s cousin was murdered by a stranger after making a comment about the stranger’s what?

4. When he is given a special task by Mr. Stiles in Chapter 2, Eddie is overjoyed that Mr. Stiles trusts him to borrow what?

5. Eddie’s mother and aunt try to convince Eddie to date a local girl who is a good catch to them because she has only one what in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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