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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of Eddie’s uncles does he claim have died in Chapter 1?
(a) 2.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 4.

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

3. What does Eddie leave at Mr. Stiles’s house along with a note in Chapter 3?
(a) The truck keys.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) A gift.
(d) Money.

4. What is José’s last name in the narrative?
(a) Diaz.
(b) Dominguez.
(c) Ortiz.
(d) Rodriguez.

5. What is the name of Eddie’s best friend from high school who has been murdered in the novel?
(a) Lupe.
(b) Juan.
(c) Larry.
(d) Angel.

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

7. The man selling onions that José and Eddie encounter in Chapter 4 is selling them for how much per sack?
(a) $3.
(b) $8.
(c) $10.
(d) $5.

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

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

10. The girl who calls Eddie in Chapter 3 invites him to come to her house to do what?
(a) Study.
(b) Go on a date.
(c) Go for a walk.
(d) Go swimming.

11. What does Eddie leave at Mr. Stiles’s residence when he does not return in Chapter 2?
(a) His wallet.
(b) His tools.
(c) His bike.
(d) His hat.

12. When Eddie returns to his apartment after leaving Mr. Stiles’s home in Chapter 3, his mother and what aunt arrive for a visit?
(a) Dolores.
(b) Norma.
(c) Gloria.
(d) Belinda.

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

14. Eddie learns that Angel was angry over Jesús’s having sold what and not sharing the profits in Chapter 4?
(a) Some jewelry.
(b) A television.
(c) Drugs.
(d) A car.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mr. Stiles ask Eddie to drop off some items in Chapter 2?

2. Where does Mr. Stiles live in the novel?

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

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

5. When did author Gary Soto earn his B.A. degree in English?

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