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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. What is stolen while Eddie stops by his apartment before returning to his job for Mr. Stiles in Chapter 2?

2. Where does José take Eddie for breakfast in Chapter 4?

3. What does José give to the onion seller’s children in Chapter 4?

4. Eddie’s cousin was murdered by a stranger after making a comment about the stranger’s what?

5. What item does Eddie spot and take with him while running an errand for Mr. Stiles in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Angel visit Eddie in Chapter 3? How does Eddie respond?

2. Who do Eddie’s aunt and mother try to get him to date in Chapter 3?

3. What does Eddie’s job entail generally? Who greets him when he arrives home from work in Chapter 1?

4. What errand does Mr. Stiles ask Eddie to do in Chapter 2?

5. Where do Eddie and José go to eat in Chapter 4? Who do they encounter there?

6. How is the Spanish term “barrio” defined and described in Chapter 1?

7. Who calls Eddie at the end of Chapter 3? Why?

8. What does Eddie’s aunt bring him daily in Chapter 1? Why?

9. How is the relationship between Eddie and José described in Chapter 4?

10. How is Eddie’s neighborhood described in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of escape in the narrative. What are ways that Eddie seeks to escape the reality around him? How is escape illustrated in the characters at Holmes playground? How does the military represent escape to Eddie?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the relevance of the stolen truck and what the incident reveals about Eddie's true nature. What does Eddie do when the truck is stolen? Does this make Eddie appear guilty or innocent of the theft? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss examples of foreshadowing in Chapters 1 and 2. How is the theft of Mr. Stiles’s truck foreshadowed in the narrative? How effectively does the author employ foreshadowing? What is foreshadowed by Eddie’s Aunt Delores?

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