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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

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) Directive.
(c) Denouement.
(d) Conflict.

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

3. Angel visits Eddie and shows him what in Chapter 3?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Lots of money.
(c) A map.
(d) A gun.

4. How many of Eddie’s uncles does he claim have died in Chapter 1?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

5. What does Eddie leave at Mr. Stiles’s residence when he does not return in Chapter 2?
(a) His bike.
(b) His tools.
(c) His wallet.
(d) His hat.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Eddie’s cousin was murdered by a stranger after making a comment about the stranger’s what?

3. What does Eddie’s aunt want him to do for her in Chapter 2?

4. What pests inhabit Eddie’s apartment much to his chagrin in the novel?

5. Chapter 2 ends with Eddie saying that the "east was one large bruise that was slowly becoming” what?

(see the answer key)

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