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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) Gloria.
(c) Norma.
(d) Belinda.

2. What job does Mr. Stiles ask Eddie to do for him in Chapter 2?
(a) Landscaping.
(b) Car detailing.
(c) Truck driver.
(d) Plumbing.

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

4. At what institution did Gary Soto earn his M.F.A. in poetry?
(a) The University of Wisconsin, Madison.
(b) The University of Nevada, Reno.
(c) The University of California, Irvine.
(d) The University of Alaska, Fairbanks.

5. How old was Gary Soto when his father died?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 2.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. Angel visits Eddie and shows him what in Chapter 3?

2. What refers to writing or speech primarily intended to convey information or to explain?

3. In what city does Eddie live in the novel?

4. What had Eddie returned to City College to do in Chapter 3?

5. What inexpensive food does Eddie typically live off of in the novel?

(see the answer key)

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