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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Eddie’s mother and aunt visit him in Chapter 3, they immediately begin searching his kitchen for what?
(a) Tortillas.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Cat food.

2. Chapter 2 ends with Eddie saying that the "east was one large bruise that was slowly becoming” what?
(a) “The night.”
(b) “Healed.”
(c) “Winter.”
(d) "Infected."

3. The girl who calls Eddie in Chapter 3 gave him what for free earlier in the day?
(a) A cup of coffee.
(b) A hat.
(c) A book.
(d) A sandwich.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Eddie’s godmother ask him to go with her in Chapter 5?

2. What is the playground in the barrio where kids play, and where gangsters recruit new members?

3. What is the name of Eddie’s cousin who was recently murdered in Chapter 1?

4. What refers to a desired result an animal, person or a system envisions, plans and commits to achieve?

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

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