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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eddie’s aunt want him to do for her in Chapter 2?
(a) Avenge her son’s death.
(b) Get out of the barrio.
(c) Go shopping with her.
(d) Pay her for the tortillas.

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

3. How old is Eddie in Chapter 1?
(a) 15.
(b) 19.
(c) 23.
(d) 12.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What Spanish word is used in the novel meaning district or neighborhood?

2. What is the name of Eddie’s best friend from high school who has been murdered in the novel?

3. At what institution did Gary Soto earn his M.F.A. in poetry?

4. What term is used as reference to U.S. citizens of Mexican descent?

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

(see the answer key)

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