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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was author Gary Soto born?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1952.

2. What is the name of Eddie’s aunt who brings him tortillas every day in Chapter 1?
(a) Norma.
(b) Belinda.
(c) Delores.
(d) Gloria.

3. What Spanish word from the book means gossip or rumors?
(a) Chisme.
(b) Nalgas.
(c) Raza.
(d) Paleta.

4. What term is used as reference to U.S. citizens of Mexican descent?
(a) El timbre.
(b) Hombre.
(c) Chicano.
(d) Senior.

5. What Spanish word from Chapter 7 means kinswoman, female relative; crony; midwife?
(a) Cholitos.
(b) Comadre.
(c) Raspada.
(d) Tonto.

Short Answer Questions

1. The girl who calls Eddie in Chapter 3 invites him to come to her house to do what?

2. How does Eddie go about eradicating the pests in his apartment in Chapter 7?

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

4. The man selling onions that José and Eddie encounter in Chapter 4 is selling them for how much per sack?

5. How much of the money that Eddie’s godmother gives him for a donation does he keep for himself in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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