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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What institution did Eddie recently drop out of in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Kern College.
(b) City College.
(c) Sequoia College.
(d) Sierra College.

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

4. In what city does Eddie live in the novel?
(a) Santa Cruz.
(b) Arcata.
(c) Truckee.
(d) Fresno.

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

6. What job does Mr. Stiles ask Eddie to do for him in Chapter 2?
(a) Truck driver.
(b) Car detailing.
(c) Plumbing.
(d) Landscaping.

7. Angel visits Eddie and shows him what in Chapter 3?
(a) Lots of money.
(b) A gun.
(c) A map.
(d) Drugs.

8. What term refers to a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest?
(a) Rising action.
(b) Exposition.
(c) Denouement.
(d) Cataclysm.

9. What does Eddie’s aunt want him to do for her in Chapter 2?
(a) Go shopping with her.
(b) Avenge her son’s death.
(c) Get out of the barrio.
(d) Pay her for the tortillas.

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

11. Eddie believes that the students at the local college who are studying to be what are the lucky ones in Chapter 1?
(a) Scientists.
(b) Morticians.
(c) Welders.
(d) Businessmen.

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

13. 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 shoe.
(d) A fox.

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

15. What item does Eddie spot and take with him while running an errand for Mr. Stiles in Chapter 2?
(a) An air conditioner.
(b) A vacuum cleaner.
(c) A refrigerator.
(d) A television.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does the onion seller have piled into his car in Chapter 4?

2. How old is Eddie’s mother in Chapter 3?

3. What technical skill was Eddie studying before dropping out of school?

4. What refers to writing or speech primarily intended to convey information or to explain?

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

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