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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 branch of the military has José joined in Chapter 4?
(a) The Navy.
(b) The Army.
(c) The Air Force.
(d) The Marines.
2. What is the name of Eddie’s best friend from high school who has been murdered in the novel?
(a) Angel.
(b) Juan.
(c) Larry.
(d) Lupe.
3. What is a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance?
(a) Motif.
(b) Foreshadowing.
(c) Exposition.
(d) Metaphor.
4. What refers to the area of the Central Valley of California that lies south of the Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta in Stockton?
(a) Yosemite Valley.
(b) The Sacramento Valley.
(c) The Shasta Valley.
(d) The San Joaquin Valley.
5. What term is used as reference to U.S. citizens of Mexican descent?
(a) Senior.
(b) Chicano.
(c) Hombre.
(d) El timbre.
Short Answer Questions
1. At what institution did Gary Soto earn his M.F.A. in poetry?
2. What had Eddie returned to City College to do in Chapter 3?
3. How old was Gary Soto when his father died?
4. In what area of the city is Eddie’s apartment, as described in Chapter 1?
5. What does Eddie spot across the street from the breakfast café in Chapter 4?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is the protagonist of the book? How is his objective defined in Chapter 1?
2. Who do Eddie’s aunt and mother try to get him to date in Chapter 3?
3. What causes Eddie’s sense of fear in Chapter 1?
4. How is the Spanish term “barrio” defined and described in Chapter 1?
5. Where does Eddie work in Chapter 1? How is this neighborhood described?
6. Who has stolen the truck in Chapter 2? What is Eddie’s response to the situation?
7. What leads to Eddie’s encounter with the police in Chapter 3?
8. Who calls Eddie at the end of Chapter 3? Why?
9. How is Eddie’s neighborhood described in Chapter 1?
10. What information about Jesús’s murder does Eddie learn in the beginning of Chapter 4?
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