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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 has been returned to Eddie’s home when he arrives after his ordeal with the police in Chapter 7?
(a) His clothes.
(b) His bike.
(c) His books.
(d) His wallet.

2. What Spanish word from Chapter 7 means a kiss?
(a) Besos.
(b) Ratoncito.
(c) Diablito.
(d) Comadre.

3. What does Eddie actually do with the paint cans he carries in the narrative?
(a) Paints addresses on curbs.
(b) Paints graffiti on bridges.
(c) Paints bicycles.
(d) Paints houses.

4. What does Eddie’s godmother feed him for lunch in Chapter 5?
(a) Hamburgers.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Sandwiches and milk.
(d) Chips and salsa.

5. Who does Coach make a phone call in order to help Eddie in Chapter 6?
(a) Mr. Stiles.
(b) José.
(c) Dolores.
(d) Norma.

Short Answer Questions

1. Eddie is convinced that who will attempt to kill him in Chapter 5?

2. What literary term refers to the use of “onions” in the novel?

3. What word used in Chapter 6 means to burn or reduce to ashes?

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

5. The former peer from high school that Eddie encounters in Chapter 6 is described by him as loving what kind of music?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Eddie do in the two days after his ordeal with the police in Chapter 7?

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

3. Why does Eddie go to Holmes playground in Chapter 5? Who does he encounter there?

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

5. How is Holmes playground described in Chapter 5?

6. What new objective does Eddie have in the beginning of Chapter 8?

7. Who does Eddie go to for advice in Chapter 6? Why?

8. How does Eddie attempt to eradicate the roaches in his apartment in Chapter 7?

9. What happens to cause Eddie to flee Angel’s home in Chapter 8?

10. What is significant about Eddie’s stealing money for the SPCA donation in Chapter 5?

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