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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 Eddie’s principle mode of transportation in the novel?
(a) The bus.
(b) A car.
(c) Walking.
(d) His bike.

2. The man selling onions that José and Eddie encounter in Chapter 4 is selling them for how much per sack?
(a) $3.
(b) $8.
(c) $5.
(d) $10.

3. The girl who calls Eddie in Chapter 3 gave him what for free earlier in the day?
(a) A sandwich.
(b) A hat.
(c) A cup of coffee.
(d) A book.

4. What institution did Eddie recently drop out of in the beginning of the novel?
(a) City College.
(b) Kern College.
(c) Sequoia College.
(d) Sierra College.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eddie refer to his mother and aunt as in Chapter 3?

2. When Eddie returns to his apartment after leaving Mr. Stiles’s home in Chapter 3, his mother and what aunt arrive for a visit?

3. Where does Mr. Stiles ask Eddie to drop off some items in Chapter 2?

4. What branch of the military has José joined in Chapter 4?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Eddie’s sense of fear in Chapter 1?

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

3. Where do Eddie and José go to eat in Chapter 4? Who do they encounter there?

4. What leads to Eddie’s encounter with the police in Chapter 3?

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

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

7. How is the relationship between Eddie and José described in Chapter 4?

8. How does Eddie feel about his job prospect in Chapter 2?

9. What do Eddie and José find when they stop to pick up onions after eating in Chapter 4?

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

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