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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. In literature, what refers to the struggle occurring within a character's mind?

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

3. What area does Eddie go to where the local gangsters hang out recruiting kids in Chapter 5?

4. What Spanish word from Chapter 7 means to look or view?

5. What Spanish slang term from Chapter 7 refers to Texans or Texas residents?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Eddie find at his apartment when he returns from the police station in Chapter 7?

2. How is Holmes playground described in Chapter 5?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What plot transition takes place in Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the objectives and actions of Eddie in the novel. What does Eddie want as a character? What actions does he take in order to gain those objectives? Is Eddie successful in achieving his objectives? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of the military in the novel. What does joining the military mean for José? How does Eddie view the military and José’s stories of training? How do Eddie’s feelings about the military evolve in the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Mr. Stiles in the narrative. How does Eddie feel about Mr. Stiles? How is Mr. Stiles’s home described? Is Mr. Stiles a likable character? Why or why not?

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