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

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

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

3. How old was Gary Soto when his father died?
(a) 8.
(b) 12.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

4. What is among the tortillas brought to Eddie by his aunt in Chapter 2?
(a) A few photographs.
(b) A gun.
(c) Drugs.
(d) A newspaper.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was author Gary Soto born?

2. Eddie believes that the students at the local college who are studying to be what are the lucky ones in Chapter 1?

3. What is the name of Eddie’s aunt who brings him tortillas every day in Chapter 1?

4. What Spanish word is used in the novel meaning district or neighborhood?

5. How many children does the onion seller have piled into his car in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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