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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Spanish word from Chapter 7 means alert, ready, or sharp?
(a) Tejano.
(b) Changos.
(c) Chale.
(d) Chale.

2. 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) Businessmen.
(d) Morticians.

3. Who is visiting Angel when Eddie arrives in Chapter 8?
(a) Jesus
(b) `Samuel.
(c) Juan.
(d) Coach.

4. What word used in Chapter 6 means to burn or reduce to ashes?
(a) Eliminate.
(b) Abolish.
(c) Incinerate
(d) Raze.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eddie pretend to be in order to stay close to José at the hospital in Chapter 8?

2. What Spanish adjective from the novel means henpecked, traitorous, or disloyal?

3. What inexpensive food does Eddie typically live off of in the novel?

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

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

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