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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 Spanish word from the novel refers to millet, or a type of grass that is cultivated for its grain and mostly used as fodder?
(a) Paleta.
(b) Raza.
(c) Mijo.
(d) Nalgas.

2. What Spanish word from Chapter 7 refers to a trowel, or hand tool with a curved blade used in gardening?
(a) Paleta.
(b) Raspada.
(c) Comadre.
(d) Besos.

3. What Spanish word from Chapter 7 means alert, ready, or sharp?
(a) Changos.
(b) Chale.
(c) Tejano.
(d) Chale.

4. What Spanish word used in Chapter 7 means gossip?
(a) Chale.
(b) Comadre.
(c) Verde.
(d) Nalgas.

5. How does Eddie go about eradicating the pests in his apartment in Chapter 7?
(a) Poisoning them.
(b) Burning them.
(c) Stomping on them.
(d) Drowning them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Eddie goes to talk to Coach for advice in Chapter 6, saying that some people in his situation would turn to whom for guidance?

2. What does the narrator say the kids sniff from paper bags to get high in Chapter 5?

3. What in literature arise from obstacles located outside the protagonist including nature, the supernatural, or society?

4. In terms of the plot of the novel, Chapter 8 marks what transition?

5. What does Eddie’s godmother feed him for lunch in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What choices does Eddie face in Chapter 7? How does he feel about his fate?

2. What happens when Eddie goes to work for Mr. Stiles in Chapter 6?

3. What plot transition takes place in Chapter 8?

4. What causes Eddie to flee from Holmes playground in Chapter 5?

5. Where do Coach and José invite Eddie to go with them in Chapter 7?

6. How is Eddie’s relationship with Mr. Stiles repaired to some degree in Chapter 6?

7. What are Eddie’s impressions of the place that he goes to with Coach and José in Chapter 7?

8. What does Eddie accuse Angel of in Chapter 8? How does Angel respond?

9. Where does Eddie go after leaving Holmes playground in Chapter 5? Who does he call?

10. Who does Eddie encounter at the Navy recruitment office in Chapter 6? What impression does this make on Eddie?

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