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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 is the name of Eddie’s aunt who brings him tortillas every day in Chapter 1?
(a) Norma.
(b) Belinda.
(c) Gloria.
(d) Delores.

2. How is José injured in Chapter 4?
(a) He is shot.
(b) He is punched.
(c) He is stabbed.
(d) He is clubbed.

3. What term refers to mental diversion by means of entertainment or recreation?
(a) Culturalism.
(b) Anthropology.
(c) Escape.
(d) Misogyny.

4. What local gangster solicits Eddie to help him avenge Eddie’s cousin’s death in Chapter 1?
(a) Larry.
(b) Angel.
(c) Samuel.
(d) José.

5. Eddie learns that Angel was angry over Jesús’s having sold what and not sharing the profits in Chapter 4?
(a) Drugs.
(b) A television.
(c) A car.
(d) Some jewelry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What technical skill was Eddie studying before dropping out of school?

2. What is the name of Eddie’s cousin who was recently murdered in Chapter 1?

3. How old was Gary Soto when his father died?

4. What refers to the area of the Central Valley of California that lies south of the Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta in Stockton?

5. What is stolen while Eddie stops by his apartment before returning to his job for Mr. Stiles in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What additional item does Eddie’s aunt bring him with tortillas in Chapter 2? Why?

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

3. Who does Eddie believe will have brighter futures as described in Chapter 1? Why?

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

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

6. Who is Angel? How is he described in Chapter 1?

7. What does José represent symbolically to Eddie in the narrative?

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

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

10. What is Angel’s objective with Eddie in Chapter 1?

(see the answer keys)

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