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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Eddie’s mother and aunt try to convince Eddie to date a girl named what in Chapter 3?
2. The man selling onions that José and Eddie encounter in Chapter 4 is selling them for how much per sack?
3. What does Eddie ask his mother and aunt to do as he leaves his apartment in Chapter 3?
4. What is among the tortillas brought to Eddie by his aunt in Chapter 2?
5. Where does Mr. Stiles live in the novel?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who do Eddie’s aunt and mother try to get him to date in Chapter 3?
2. What leads to Mr. Stiles’s truck being stolen in Chapter 2?
3. Who visits Eddie after he leaves Mr. Stiles’s house in Chapter 3?
4. How is Eddie’s neighborhood described in Chapter 1?
5. What does José represent symbolically to Eddie in the narrative?
6. How is the relationship between Eddie and José described in Chapter 4?
7. Who is Angel? How is he described in Chapter 1?
8. Where does Eddie work in Chapter 1? How is this neighborhood described?
9. Who has stolen the truck in Chapter 2? What is Eddie’s response to the situation?
10. Who does Eddie believe will have brighter futures as described in Chapter 1? Why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of poverty in the novel and the symbolism that supports this theme in Chapter 4. How is José’s getting stabbed symbolic of the power of the barrio to hold one down in life? What are examples of symbolism in other chapters that support this theme?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Eddie’s relationships with women his own age in the novel. How does Eddie feel about romantic involvement with the women of the barrio? Why? Who does Eddie’s mother attempt to get him to date? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Eddie’s impressions of the information he learns from Norma about the murder in Chapter 4. Why does Eddie initially disbelieve the story? What makes him reconsider the possibility? How does this information change Eddie’s actions and objectives?
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