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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What refers to the area of the Central Valley of California that lies south of the Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta in Stockton?
(a) The Shasta Valley.
(b) The Sacramento Valley.
(c) The San Joaquin Valley.
(d) Yosemite Valley.

2. Who tells Eddie that Angel killed Jesús in Chapter 4?
(a) Norma.
(b) Dolores.
(c) Gloria.
(d) Lupe.

3. What is the name of Eddie’s best friend from high school who has been murdered in the novel?
(a) Angel.
(b) Larry.
(c) Juan.
(d) Lupe.

4. What item does Eddie spot and take with him while running an errand for Mr. Stiles in Chapter 2?
(a) An air conditioner.
(b) A television.
(c) A refrigerator.
(d) A vacuum cleaner.

5. Who does José tell Eddie to call after they leave the restaurant in Chapter 4?
(a) Angel.
(b) Mr. Stiles.
(c) Gloria.
(d) Eddie's Mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who blames Eddie for what happened to José in Chapter 4?

2. What pests inhabit Eddie’s apartment much to his chagrin in the novel?

3. When Eddie’s mother and aunt visit him in Chapter 3, they immediately begin searching his kitchen for what?

4. What term refers to mental diversion by means of entertainment or recreation?

5. Where does José take Eddie for breakfast in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the protagonist of the book? How is his objective defined in Chapter 1?

2. How is the Spanish term “barrio” defined and described in Chapter 1?

3. Who do Eddie’s aunt and mother try to get him to date in Chapter 3?

4. What does the author establish through the exposition in Chapter 1?

5. Where does Eddie work in Chapter 1? How is this neighborhood described?

6. What errand does Mr. Stiles ask Eddie to do in Chapter 2?

7. What information about Jesús’s murder does Eddie learn in the beginning of Chapter 4?

8. Who calls Eddie at the end of Chapter 3? Why?

9. What background information does the author establish regarding Eddie’s past and the people he has lost in Chapter 1?

10. What does Eddie discover at the dump in Chapter 2?

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