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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 literary term refers to the use of “onions” in the novel?
(a) Catalyst.
(b) Motif.
(c) Antagonist.
(d) Protagonist.

2. What Spanish slang term from Chapter 7 refers to Texans or Texas residents?
(a) Tejano.
(b) Besos.
(c) Abrazo.
(d) Hombre.

3. Eddie tells Coach about what being stolen in Chapter 6?
(a) His bike.
(b) His watch.
(c) Mr. Stiles’s truck.
(d) His girlfriend.

4. When Eddie goes to Angel’s house in Chapter 8, he enters how?
(a) Through the window.
(b) Through the front door.
(c) Through the back yard.
(d) Through the basement.

5. What Spanish word from the vocabulary in Chapter 6 means fat or portly?
(a) Barrio.
(b) Gordito.
(c) Comadre.
(d) Mira.

Short Answer Questions

1. What former peer from high school does Eddie encounter in Fresno in Chapter 6?

2. Why do José and Eddie go to the hospital in Chapter 8?

3. Who does Eddie go looking for in a gangster-ridden area in the beginning of Chapter 5?

4. How many days does Eddie spend at home alone feeling sorry for himself after his ordeal with the police in Chapter 7?

5. What is the name of Samuel’s brother in the narrative?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Eddie imagine he is hearing in the beginning of Chapter 8?

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

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

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

6. What is foreshadowed regarding Eddie’s relationship with Angel in Chapter 5?

7. What impressions does Eddie have of the Navy recruiter in Chapter 6?

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

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

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

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