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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is among the tortillas brought to Eddie by his aunt in Chapter 2?
(a) A gun.
(b) A few photographs.
(c) Drugs.
(d) A newspaper.

2. What refers to an object, action, or idea that represents something other than itself, often of a more abstract nature?
(a) Motif.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Symbol.
(d) Exposition.

3. What refers to the area of the Central Valley of California that lies south of the Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta in Stockton?
(a) The Shasta Valley.
(b) The San Joaquin Valley.
(c) The Sacramento Valley.
(d) Yosemite Valley.

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

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

6. How old was Gary Soto when his father died?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 12.

7. What refers to a desired result an animal, person or a system envisions, plans and commits to achieve?
(a) Objective.
(b) Conflict.
(c) Action.
(d) Obstacle.

8. What does Eddie explain to Mr. Stiles in the note that he leaves him in Chapter 3?
(a) That he still wants to work for him.
(b) That the truck was stolen.
(c) That he has joined the army.
(d) That he has taken another job.

9. Who tells Eddie that Angel killed Jesús in Chapter 4?
(a) Gloria.
(b) Lupe.
(c) Norma.
(d) Dolores.

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

11. What local gangster solicits Eddie to help him avenge Eddie’s cousin’s death in Chapter 1?
(a) Angel.
(b) Samuel.
(c) Larry.
(d) José.

12. What is the name of Eddie’s cousin who was recently murdered in Chapter 1?
(a) Samuel.
(b) Jesús.
(c) José.
(d) Angel.

13. How old is Eddie’s mother in Chapter 3?
(a) Her 70s.
(b) Her 60s.
(c) Her 80s.
(d) Her 50s.

14. What inexpensive food does Eddie typically live off of in the novel?
(a) Top Ramen.
(b) Dog food.
(c) Rice.
(d) Peanut butter.

15. In literature, what refers to the inherent incompatibility between the objectives of two or more characters or forces?
(a) Directive.
(b) Exposition.
(c) Denouement.
(d) Conflict.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance?

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

3. Everyone believes that Eddie has done what in the beginning of Chapter 3?

4. What does Eddie ask his mother and aunt to do as he leaves his apartment in Chapter 3?

5. How many of Eddie’s uncles does he claim have died in Chapter 1?

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