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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job does Mr. Stiles ask Eddie to do for him in Chapter 2?
(a) Plumbing.
(b) Car detailing.
(c) Landscaping.
(d) Truck driver.

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

3. What is a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance?
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Exposition.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Motif.

4. What inexpensive food does Eddie typically live off of in the novel?
(a) Rice.
(b) Top Ramen.
(c) Peanut butter.
(d) Dog food.

5. Eddie’s mother and aunt try to convince Eddie to date a local girl who is a good catch to them because she has only one what in Chapter 3?
(a) Job.
(b) Baby.
(c) Car.
(d) Boyfriend.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Eddie receives a call from a girl who works where in Chapter 3?

3. When Eddie returns to his apartment after leaving Mr. Stiles’s home in Chapter 3, his mother and what aunt arrive for a visit?

4. What had Eddie returned to City College to do in Chapter 3?

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

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