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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What institution did Eddie recently drop out of in the beginning of the novel?
(a) City College.
(b) Kern College.
(c) Sequoia College.
(d) Sierra College.

2. What is the playground in the barrio where kids play, and where gangsters recruit new members?
(a) Mason Playground.
(b) Rodgers Park.
(c) Holmes Playground.
(d) Smith Park

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

4. At what institution did Gary Soto earn his M.F.A. in poetry?
(a) The University of Nevada, Reno.
(b) The University of Wisconsin, Madison.
(c) The University of California, Irvine.
(d) The University of Alaska, Fairbanks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Most of the residents of Eddie’s neighborhood are descended from what heritage?

2. What term is used as reference to U.S. citizens of Mexican descent?

3. What is the name of Eddie’s best friend from high school who has been murdered in the novel?

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

5. When was author Gary Soto born?

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