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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In literature, what refers to the inherent incompatibility between the objectives of two or more characters or forces?
(a) Exposition.
(b) Conflict.
(c) Directive.
(d) Denouement.

2. What institution did Eddie recently drop out of in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Kern College.
(b) Sierra College.
(c) City College.
(d) Sequoia College.

3. What aunt brings Eddie food in Chapter 2?
(a) Norma.
(b) Belinda.
(c) Delores.
(d) Gloria.

4. What item does Eddie spot and take with him while running an errand for Mr. Stiles in Chapter 2?
(a) An air conditioner.
(b) A vacuum cleaner.
(c) A television.
(d) A refrigerator.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Eddie in Chapter 1?

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

4. Eddie believes that the students at the local college who are studying to be what are the lucky ones in Chapter 1?

5. Where does Mr. Stiles ask Eddie to drop off some items in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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