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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What refers to the area of the Central Valley of California that lies south of the Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta in Stockton?
(a) The Sacramento Valley.
(b) Yosemite Valley.
(c) The Shasta Valley.
(d) The San Joaquin Valley.

2. When Eddie returns to his apartment after leaving Mr. Stiles’s home in Chapter 3, his mother and what aunt arrive for a visit?
(a) Belinda.
(b) Norma.
(c) Dolores.
(d) Gloria.

3. What had Eddie returned to City College to do in Chapter 3?
(a) Sell his textbooks.
(b) Enroll in more classes.
(c) Talk to a professor.
(d) Use the computers.

4. What is the name of Eddie’s aunt who brings him tortillas every day in Chapter 1?
(a) Delores.
(b) Gloria.
(c) Belinda.
(d) Norma.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What inexpensive food does Eddie typically live off of in the novel?

2. What job does Mr. Stiles ask Eddie to do for him in Chapter 2?

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

4. What refers to an object, action, or idea that represents something other than itself, often of a more abstract nature?

5. In literature, what refers to the inherent incompatibility between the objectives of two or more characters or forces?

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