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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Eddie returns to his apartment after leaving Mr. Stiles’s home in Chapter 3, his mother and what aunt arrive for a visit?
(a) Dolores.
(b) Belinda.
(c) Norma.
(d) Gloria.

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

3. What does Eddie leave at Mr. Stiles’s residence when he does not return in Chapter 2?
(a) His hat.
(b) His bike.
(c) His tools.
(d) His wallet.

4. What pests inhabit Eddie’s apartment much to his chagrin in the novel?
(a) Cockroaches.
(b) Ants.
(c) Rats.
(d) Howler monkeys.

5. What is the name of Eddie’s cousin who was recently murdered in Chapter 1?
(a) José.
(b) Angel.
(c) Jesús.
(d) Samuel.

Short Answer Questions

1. In literature, what refers to the inherent incompatibility between the objectives of two or more characters or forces?

2. Eddie’s aunt tells him that who will help him achieve the action she wants him to do in Chapter 2?

3. When was author Gary Soto born?

4. What refers to the area of the Central Valley of California that lies south of the Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta in Stockton?

5. What technical skill was Eddie studying before dropping out of school?

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