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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what city does Eddie live in the novel?
(a) Santa Cruz.
(b) Truckee.
(c) Arcata.
(d) Fresno.

2. Who blames Eddie for what happened to José in Chapter 4?
(a) José’s family.
(b) Eddie's mother.
(c) Angel.
(d) Belinda.

3. When he is given a special task by Mr. Stiles in Chapter 2, Eddie is overjoyed that Mr. Stiles trusts him to borrow what?
(a) His truck.
(b) His tools.
(c) His dog.
(d) His gun.

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

5. What does Eddie refer to his mother and aunt as in Chapter 3?
(a) “Crazy ladies.”
(b) “Nosy nannies.”
(c) “Gossip queens.”
(d) “Old nags.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does José take Eddie for breakfast in Chapter 4?

2. When did author Gary Soto earn his B.A. degree in English?

3. How many of Eddie’s uncles does he claim have died in Chapter 1?

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

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

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