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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say the kids sniff from paper bags to get high in Chapter 5?
(a) Glue.
(b) Markers.
(c) Paint.
(d) Bath salts.

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

3. What local gangster solicits Eddie to help him avenge Eddie’s cousin’s death in Chapter 1?
(a) Angel.
(b) Samuel.
(c) Larry.
(d) José.

4. Where does Eddie bike daily to do odd jobs in Chapter 1?
(a) North Fresno.
(b) South Fresno.
(c) West Fresno.
(d) East Fresno.

5. What is the playground in the barrio where kids play, and where gangsters recruit new members?
(a) Holmes Playground.
(b) Smith Park
(c) Mason Playground.
(d) Rodgers Park.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did author Gary Soto earn his B.A. degree in English?

2. Who tells Eddie that Angel killed Jesús in Chapter 4?

3. When Coach takes Eddie to a “secret” spot in Chapter 7, he realizes it is the same place that he and other high school kids went to do to what?

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

5. The former peer from high school that Eddie encounters in Chapter 6 is described by him as loving what kind of music?

(see the answer key)

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