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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 younger gang leader tries to cause trouble with Eddie in Chapter 5?

2. What Spanish word from Chapter 7 means foolish or silly?

3. Who does Eddie go to see in Fresno after visiting with Coach in Chapter 6?

4. Where does Eddie’s godmother ask him to go with her in Chapter 5?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What two choices does Eddie face in Chapter 6?

2. How is Eddie’s relationship with Mr. Stiles repaired to some degree in Chapter 6?

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

4. How is Holmes playground described in Chapter 5?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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?

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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