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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long does Eddie wait and hide outside the hospital to avoid a confrontation in Chapter 5?
(a) 20 minutes.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) Over an hour
(d) 30 minutes.

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

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

4. What Spanish word used in Chapter 7 refers to swine?
(a) Tonto.
(b) Cochino.
(c) Verde.
(d) Diablito.

5. Who does Eddie go to see in Fresno after visiting with Coach in Chapter 6?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A boxing promoter.
(c) A Navy recruiter.
(d) A priest.

6. What Spanish adjective from the novel means henpecked, traitorous, or disloyal?
(a) Tejano.
(b) Tonto.
(c) Nalgas.
(d) Cabron.

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

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

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

10. 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 bike.
(d) His books.

11. Who is at the hospital when Eddie arrives to visit José in Chapter 5?
(a) Samuel.
(b) Eddie's mother.
(c) Angel.
(d) Belinda.

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

13. When Eddie arrives as his godmother’s house in Chapter 5, he calls whom to ask for money?
(a) His mother.
(b) Juan.
(c) Norma.
(d) Dolores.

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

15. Chapter 8 begins with Eddie imagining he keeps hearing what?
(a) His mother’s voice.
(b) Someone calling his name.
(c) His father’s voice.
(d) Someone calling for help.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who requests Eddie's assistance with painting the lines on the field in Chapter 5?

3. What in literature arise from obstacles located outside the protagonist including nature, the supernatural, or society?

4. Who is visiting Angel when Eddie arrives in Chapter 8?

5. 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?

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