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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who calls Eddie while his mother and aunt are visiting in Chapter 3?
(a) Melissa.
(b) Larry.
(c) Norma.
(d) Juan.

2. In what area of the city is Eddie’s apartment, as described in Chapter 1?
(a) The north.
(b) The northwest.
(c) The west.
(d) The southeast.

3. Most of the residents of Eddie’s neighborhood are descended from what heritage?
(a) Canadian.
(b) Russian
(c) Mexican.
(d) Irish.

4. What is Eddie’s principle mode of transportation in the novel?
(a) Walking.
(b) A car.
(c) The bus.
(d) His bike.

5. What item does Eddie spot and take with him while running an errand for Mr. Stiles in Chapter 2?
(a) An air conditioner.
(b) A refrigerator.
(c) A vacuum cleaner.
(d) A television.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eddie leave at Mr. Stiles’s residence when he does not return in Chapter 2?

2. What aunt brings Eddie food in Chapter 2?

3. What is a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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