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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eddie’s godmother feed him for lunch in Chapter 5?
(a) Chips and salsa.
(b) Sandwiches and milk.
(c) Pizza.
(d) Hamburgers.

2. Who is visiting Angel when Eddie arrives in Chapter 8?
(a) Jesus
(b) Coach.
(c) Juan.
(d) `Samuel.

3. What Spanish word used in Chapter 7 means gossip?
(a) Nalgas.
(b) Comadre.
(c) Verde.
(d) Chale.

4. Why do José and Eddie go to the hospital in Chapter 8?
(a) To have Eddie’s stitches removed
(b) To have José’s stitches removed
(c) To see Aunt Delores.
(d) To see Angel.

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

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

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

8. Who, along with Coach, invites Eddie to go on a trip in Chapter 7?
(a) Dolores.
(b) José.
(c) Norma.
(d) Larry.

9. What is the name of Samuel’s brother in the narrative?
(a) Jesús.
(b) José.
(c) Lupe.
(d) Juan.

10. Who tries to start a fight with Eddie as Coach is on the phone in Chapter 6?
(a) Juan.
(b) Samuel.
(c) Larry.
(d) Angel.

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

12. What does Eddie pretend to be in order to stay close to José at the hospital in Chapter 8?
(a) A police officer.
(b) A doctor.
(c) José’s translator.
(d) A mortician.

13. What Spanish word from the book means gossip or rumors?
(a) Chisme.
(b) Paleta.
(c) Raza.
(d) Nalgas.

14. Who is upset at Eddie’s presence when he arrives at José’s home in Chapter 8?
(a) Samuel.
(b) José’s mother.
(c) Coach.
(d) Jose.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Eddie arrives as his godmother’s house in Chapter 5, he calls whom to ask for money?

2. What Spanish word from the vocabulary in Chapter 6 refers to a mouse?

3. Chapter 8 begins with Eddie imagining he keeps hearing what?

4. What former peer from high school does Eddie encounter in Fresno in Chapter 6?

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

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