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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 is used in the novel meaning district or neighborhood?
(a) Comadre.
(b) Cholitos.
(c) Barrio.
(d) Gordito.

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

3. Why do José and Eddie go to the hospital in Chapter 8?
(a) To have Eddie’s stitches removed
(b) To see Aunt Delores.
(c) To see Angel.
(d) To have José’s stitches removed

4. What former peer from high school does Eddie encounter in Fresno in Chapter 6?
(a) Larry.
(b) Gloria.
(c) Juan.
(d) José.

5. What pests inhabit Eddie’s apartment much to his chagrin in the novel?
(a) Cockroaches.
(b) Howler monkeys.
(c) Rats.
(d) Ants.

Short Answer Questions

1. In literature, what refers to the struggle occurring within a character's mind?

2. What item does Eddie spot and take with him while running an errand for Mr. Stiles in Chapter 2?

3. Eddie’s cousin was murdered by a stranger after making a comment about the stranger’s what?

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

5. When he is given a special task by Mr. Stiles in Chapter 2, Eddie is overjoyed that Mr. Stiles trusts him to borrow what?

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