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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eddie ask his mother and aunt to do as he leaves his apartment in Chapter 3?
(a) Lock up when they leave.
(b) Pay his phone bill.
(c) Say hello to his uncle.
(d) Leave him alone.

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

3. When was author Gary Soto born?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1947.

4. How old is Eddie in Chapter 1?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 23.
(d) 19.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What term refers to a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest?

2. Eddie’s mother and aunt try to convince Eddie to date a girl named what in Chapter 3?

3. The girl who calls Eddie in Chapter 3 invites him to come to her house to do what?

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

5. The girl who calls Eddie in Chapter 3 gave him what for free earlier in the day?

(see the answer key)

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