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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 inexpensive food does Eddie typically live off of in the novel?
(a) Peanut butter.
(b) Rice.
(c) Dog food.
(d) Top Ramen.
2. What Spanish word is used in the novel meaning district or neighborhood?
(a) Barrio.
(b) Cholitos.
(c) Gordito.
(d) Comadre.
3. What is José’s last name in the narrative?
(a) Dominguez.
(b) Ortiz.
(c) Rodriguez.
(d) Diaz.
4. How many children does the onion seller have piled into his car in Chapter 4?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.
5. Where does José take Eddie for breakfast in Chapter 4?
(a) Café Caliente.
(b) Mesa Verde Restaurant. Victor’s Kitchen.
(c) Cuca’s Restaurant.
(d) Mesa Verde Restaurant.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Eddie ask his mother and aunt to do as he leaves his apartment in Chapter 3?
2. Who tells Eddie that Angel killed Jesús in Chapter 4?
3. Eddie receives a call from a girl who works where in Chapter 3?
4. What does Eddie explain to Mr. Stiles in the note that he leaves him in Chapter 3?
5. What is among the tortillas brought to Eddie by his aunt in Chapter 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. What information about Jesús’s murder does Eddie learn in the beginning of Chapter 4?
2. Who is the protagonist of the book? How is his objective defined in Chapter 1?
3. How does Eddie feel about his job prospect in Chapter 2?
4. What leads to Eddie’s encounter with the police in Chapter 3?
5. What background information does the author establish regarding Eddie’s past and the people he has lost in Chapter 1?
6. What does Eddie take to Mr. Stiles’s home in Chapter 3?
7. What does Eddie’s aunt bring him daily in Chapter 1? Why?
8. Where do Eddie and José go to eat in Chapter 4? Who do they encounter there?
9. How does Eddie respond to the news about Jesús’s murder in Chapter 4?
10. What causes Eddie’s sense of fear in Chapter 1?
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