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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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) Nalgas.
(b) Raza.
(c) Paleta.
(d) Mijo.

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

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

5. What is the name of Juan’s sister in the barrio who is close to Eddie’s age?
(a) Gloria.
(b) Belinda..
(c) Norma.
(d) Dolores.

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

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

8. What is Eddie accused of when he is arrested in Chapter 6?
(a) Murder.
(b) Arson.
(c) Stealing Mr. Stiles’s truck.
(d) Having unpaid parking tickets.

9. What does Eddie actually do with the paint cans he carries in the narrative?
(a) Paints bicycles.
(b) Paints houses.
(c) Paints addresses on curbs.
(d) Paints graffiti on bridges.

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

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

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

13. What is the name of Eddie’s godmother’s dog in the narrative?
(a) Roscoe.
(b) Queenie.
(c) Champ.
(d) Alfred.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What Spanish word from the vocabulary in Chapter 6 means a scolding or admonishment?

2. What does Eddie decide to eradicate from his apartment in Chapter 7?

3. Why do José and Eddie go to the hospital in Chapter 8?

4. The former peer from high school that Eddie encounters in Chapter 6 is described by him as loving what kind of music?

5. What do a younger gang leader and his friends show Eddie in order to threaten him as he paints lines on the field in Chapter 5?

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