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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term refers to mental diversion by means of entertainment or recreation?
(a) Escape.
(b) Misogyny.
(c) Anthropology.
(d) Culturalism.

2. Eddie compares his apartment as being “as quiet” as what and “just as smelly” in Chapter 4?
(a) A fox.
(b) A shoe.
(c) A block of cheese.
(d) A landfill.

3. Eddie receives a call from a girl who works where in Chapter 3?
(a) A bank.
(b) A used bookstore.
(c) A car dealership.
(d) The City College cafeteria.

4. 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) Businessmen.
(c) Morticians.
(d) Scientists.

5. Where does Mr. Stiles live in the novel?
(a) North Fresno.
(b) East Fresno.
(c) South Fresno.
(d) West Fresno.

Short Answer Questions

1. José tells the man selling onions that he will buy how many sacks in Chapter 4?

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

3. When Eddie returns to his apartment after leaving Mr. Stiles’s home in Chapter 3, his mother and what aunt arrive for a visit?

4. Who does José tell Eddie to call after they leave the restaurant in Chapter 4?

5. In literature, what refers to the inherent incompatibility between the objectives of two or more characters or forces?

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