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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does José take Eddie for breakfast in Chapter 4?
(a) Mesa Verde Restaurant.
(b) Café Caliente.
(c) Mesa Verde Restaurant. Victor’s Kitchen.
(d) Cuca’s Restaurant.

2. What refers to a desired result an animal, person or a system envisions, plans and commits to achieve?
(a) Action.
(b) Obstacle.
(c) Objective.
(d) Conflict.

3. The girl who calls Eddie in Chapter 3 invites him to come to her house to do what?
(a) Go for a walk.
(b) Study.
(c) Go on a date.
(d) Go swimming.

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

5. The girl who calls Eddie in Chapter 3 gave him what for free earlier in the day?
(a) A book.
(b) A cup of coffee.
(c) A sandwich.
(d) A hat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What local gangster solicits Eddie to help him avenge Eddie’s cousin’s death in Chapter 1?

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

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?

4. What is the playground in the barrio where kids play, and where gangsters recruit new members?

5. What does Eddie explain to Mr. Stiles in the note that he leaves him in Chapter 3?

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