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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Mr. Stiles ask Eddie to drop off some items in Chapter 2?
(a) The library.
(b) The bank.
(c) The dump.
(d) The High School.

2. What is the name of Eddie’s best friend from high school who has been murdered in the novel?
(a) Lupe.
(b) Angel.
(c) Larry.
(d) Juan.

3. When was author Gary Soto born?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1952.

4. What Spanish word is used in the novel meaning district or neighborhood?
(a) Cholitos.
(b) Gordito.
(c) Comadre.
(d) Barrio.

5. What is the name of Eddie’s aunt who brings him tortillas every day in Chapter 1?
(a) Delores.
(b) Gloria.
(c) Belinda.
(d) Norma.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was Gary Soto when his father died?

3. Most of the residents of Eddie’s neighborhood are descended from what heritage?

4. What is among the tortillas brought to Eddie by his aunt in Chapter 2?

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

(see the answer key)

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