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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eddie refer to his mother and aunt as in Chapter 3?
(a) “Crazy ladies.”
(b) “Gossip queens.”
(c) “Nosy nannies.”
(d) “Old nags.”

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

3. 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) Morticians.
(c) Scientists.
(d) Businessmen.

4. 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 Sacramento Valley.
(b) The Shasta Valley.
(c) Yosemite Valley.
(d) The San Joaquin Valley.

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

6. Where does Mr. Stiles live in the novel?
(a) North Fresno.
(b) West Fresno.
(c) East Fresno.
(d) South Fresno.

7. Eddie’s cousin was murdered by a stranger after making a comment about the stranger’s what?
(a) Hat.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Girlfriend.
(d) Lazy eye.

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

9. Eddie’s aunt tells him that who will help him achieve the action she wants him to do in Chapter 2?
(a) Larry.
(b) Angel.
(c) Lupe.
(d) Samuel.

10. What does Eddie spot across the street from the breakfast café in Chapter 4?
(a) Norma.
(b) A police car.
(c) Mr. Stiles’s truck. A police car.
(d) His mother.

11. What refers to writing or speech primarily intended to convey information or to explain?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Foreshadowing.
(c) Exposition.
(d) Motif.

12. Most of the residents of Eddie’s neighborhood are descended from what heritage?
(a) Mexican.
(b) Irish.
(c) Canadian.
(d) Russian

13. At what institution did Gary Soto earn his M.F.A. in poetry?
(a) The University of Wisconsin, Madison.
(b) The University of Alaska, Fairbanks.
(c) The University of Nevada, Reno.
(d) The University of California, Irvine.

14. Who blames Eddie for what happened to José in Chapter 4?
(a) Belinda.
(b) Angel.
(c) Eddie's mother.
(d) José’s family.

15. What aunt brings Eddie food in Chapter 2?
(a) Gloria.
(b) Delores.
(c) Belinda.
(d) Norma.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Spanish word is used in the novel meaning district or neighborhood?

2. What does José give to the onion seller’s children in Chapter 4?

3. Who calls Eddie while his mother and aunt are visiting 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. When Eddie returns to his apartment after leaving Mr. Stiles’s home in Chapter 3, his mother and what aunt arrive for a visit?

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