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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 Mr. Stiles ask Eddie to drop off some items in Chapter 2?
(a) The library.
(b) The High School.
(c) The bank.
(d) The dump.

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

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

4. The man selling onions that José and Eddie encounter in Chapter 4 is selling them for how much per sack?
(a) $3.
(b) $10.
(c) $8.
(d) $5.

5. Eddie believes that the students at the local college who are studying to be what are the lucky ones in Chapter 1?
(a) Morticians.
(b) Welders.
(c) Businessmen.
(d) Scientists.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Eddie’s mother in Chapter 3?

2. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that will come later in the story?

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

4. What does Eddie spot across the street from the breakfast café in Chapter 4?

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

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