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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Spanish word translates in English to mean “green”?
(a) Diablito.
(b) Verde.
(c) Hombre.
(d) Gordito.

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

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

4. How does Eddie go about eradicating the pests in his apartment in Chapter 7?
(a) Stomping on them.
(b) Drowning them.
(c) Burning them.
(d) Poisoning them.

5. In literature, what refers to the struggle occurring within a character's mind?
(a) External conflict.
(b) Internal conflict.
(c) Relational conflict.
(d) Integral conflict.

6. What former peer from high school does Eddie encounter in Fresno in Chapter 6?
(a) Larry.
(b) Gloria.
(c) José.
(d) Juan.

7. What does Angel think Eddie is doing with paint cans in the narrative?
(a) Selling them.
(b) Huffing them.
(c) Painting houses.
(d) Painting cars.

8. Eddie goes to talk to Coach for advice in Chapter 6, saying that some people in his situation would turn to whom for guidance?
(a) Their father.
(b) Celebrities.
(c) Their mother.
(d) A priest.

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

10. What Spanish word from the vocabulary in Chapter 6 means a scolding or admonishment?
(a) Hombre.
(b) Raspada.
(c) Barrio.
(d) Chale.

11. Where does Eddie’s godmother ask him to go with her in Chapter 5?
(a) The pharmacy.
(b) The SPCA.
(c) Church.
(d) The hospital.

12. What Spanish word from Chapter 7 means to look or view?
(a) Tonto.
(b) Mira.
(c) Paleta.
(d) Cochino.

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

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

15. What Spanish word from Chapter 7 means alert, ready, or sharp?
(a) Chale.
(b) Chale.
(c) Changos.
(d) Tejano.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do police officers jump out of to arrest Eddie in Chapter 6?

2. Who tries to start a fight with Eddie as Coach is on the phone in Chapter 6?

3. How much money does Eddie ask for in bus fare over the phone in Chapter 5?

4. After Eddie leaves from his visit with Coach, he goes home to do what in Chapter 6?

5. What Spanish word from the novel refers to race, breed, or strain?

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