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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eddie tells Coach about what being stolen in Chapter 6?
(a) His bike.
(b) Mr. Stiles’s truck.
(c) His girlfriend.
(d) His watch.

2. What Spanish word from the novel refers to millet, or a type of grass that is cultivated for its grain and mostly used as fodder?
(a) Raza.
(b) Mijo.
(c) Nalgas.
(d) Paleta.

3. What has been returned to Eddie’s home when he arrives after his ordeal with the police in Chapter 7?
(a) His wallet.
(b) His clothes.
(c) His books.
(d) His bike.

4. For whom does Eddie go to work in Chapter 6?
(a) Larry.
(b) Angel.
(c) Mr. Diaz.
(d) Mr. Stiles.

5. How much money does Mr. Stiles leave along with a note for Eddie in Chapter 7?
(a) $50.
(b) $100.
(c) $20.
(d) $10.

6. What Spanish slang term from Chapter 7 refers to Texans or Texas residents?
(a) Abrazo.
(b) Besos.
(c) Hombre.
(d) Tejano.

7. What Spanish word from the novel refers to race, breed, or strain?
(a) Raza.
(b) Tejano.
(c) Nalgas.
(d) Paleta.

8. What Spanish slang word from the vocabulary in Chapter 6 refers to the backside or buttocks of a person?
(a) Besos.
(b) Nalgas.
(c) Paleta.
(d) Chale.

9. Who whacks Eddie from behind while he is at Angel’s home in Chapter 8?
(a) Coach.
(b) Jesus
(c) Jose.
(d) Samuel.

10. What does Eddie decide to eradicate from his apartment in Chapter 7?
(a) Cockroaches.
(b) Rats.
(c) Mice.
(d) Squirrels.

11. What in literature refers to incompatibilities in how two or more individuals relate to one another - Fathers to Sons, Bosses to Employees, Slaves to Masters, etc.?
(a) Integral conflict.
(b) Relational conflicts.
(c) Internal conflict.
(d) External conflicts.

12. What Spanish word from Chapter 6 translates to man or fellow?
(a) Ratoncito.
(b) Hombre.
(c) Changos.
(d) Chale.

13. What Spanish word from the vocabulary in Chapter 6 means to embrace or hug?
(a) Ratoncito.
(b) Abrazo.
(c) Cochino.
(d) Tejano.

14. When Eddie goes to Angel’s house in Chapter 8, he enters how?
(a) Through the basement.
(b) Through the back yard.
(c) Through the window.
(d) Through the front door.

15. What Spanish word from Chapter 6 translates in English to demon?
(a) Comadre.
(b) Diablito.
(c) Ratoncito.
(d) Nalgas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What literary term refers to the use of “onions” in the novel?

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

3. What Spanish word from Chapter 7 means foolish or silly?

4. What does Eddie pretend to be in order to stay close to José at the hospital in Chapter 8?

5. Eddie goes to talk to Coach for advice in Chapter 6, saying that some people in his situation would turn to whom for guidance?

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