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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In terms of the plot of the novel, Chapter 8 marks what transition?
(a) Rising action.
(b) Climax.
(c) Exposition.
(d) Denouement.

2. Where does Eddie see Angel as he leaves the hospital in Chapter 8?
(a) In the pharmacy.
(b) In Jesús’s room.
(c) At the bottom of the stairs.
(d) In Samuel’s room.

3. What younger gang leader tries to cause trouble with Eddie in Chapter 5?
(a) Larry.
(b) Jesús.
(c) Samuel.
(d) Lupe.

4. Who does Coach make a phone call in order to help Eddie in Chapter 6?
(a) Mr. Stiles.
(b) Dolores.
(c) José.
(d) Norma.

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

6. Eddie is convinced that who will attempt to kill him in Chapter 5?
(a) Larry.
(b) Mr. Stiles.
(c) Angel.
(d) Dolores.

7. Eddie runs away from Angel’s home in Chapter 8 because he believes that Angel has gone to get what?
(a) A gun.
(b) A knife.
(c) A rope.
(d) A cop.

8. Who does Eddie go looking for in a gangster-ridden area in the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Dolores.
(b) José.
(c) Lupe.
(d) Angel.

9. How much of the money that Eddie’s godmother gives him for a donation does he keep for himself in Chapter 5?
(a) $2.
(b) $5.
(c) $20.
(d) $10.

10. What Spanish word from Chapter 7 means foolish or silly?
(a) Mira.
(b) Tonto.
(c) Abrazo.
(d) Paleta.

11. What Spanish word from Chapter 7 refers to a trowel, or hand tool with a curved blade used in gardening?
(a) Raspada.
(b) Comadre.
(c) Paleta.
(d) Besos.

12. How many days does Eddie spend at home alone feeling sorry for himself after his ordeal with the police in Chapter 7?
(a) 0.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

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

14. What Spanish word from Chapter 7 means a kiss?
(a) Ratoncito.
(b) Besos.
(c) Diablito.
(d) Comadre.

15. What does Eddie remark about Angel’s appearance when he sees him in the hospital in Chapter 8?
(a) He has a cast on.
(b) He has stitches above his eye.
(c) He is using crutches.
(d) He is in a wheelchair.

Short Answer Questions

1. For whom does Eddie go to work in Chapter 6?

2. What Spanish word used in Chapter 7 means gossip?

3. 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?

4. Eddie accuses Angel of killing whom in Chapter 8?

5. What is the name of Eddie’s godmother’s dog in the narrative?

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