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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. Darlene is accused of staying at Delicious for what two reasons in Chapter 26: "Chronicle"?
(a) Desperation and neglect.
(b) Crack and Sextus.
(c) Greed and money.
(d) Money and love.

2. Who writes the article for the Houston Chronicle regarding Delicious Foods?
(a) Robert Johnson.
(b) Nacho Vasquez.
(c) Melvin Jenkins.
(d) Jarvis Arrow.

3. Where do Elmunda and Jed move when Sextus begins his prison sentence?
(a) Shreveport.
(b) Baton Rouge.
(c) Little Rock.
(d) New Orleans.

4. How long after Sextus's invitation to come to his estate does the boss come to take Eddie to visit in Chapter 16: "Summerton"?
(a) Three days later.
(b) Six days later.
(c) Two days later.
(d) Ten days later.

5. At what time does Jarvis and Sirius get to the chicken house in Chapter 21: “The Plan”?
(a) 9:00.
(b) 5:00.
(c) 4:00.
(d) 6:00.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Darlene say happened to Michelle when she calls Eddie in Chapter 25: “Summerton Revisited”?

2. Who is described in Chapter 15: “Inertia” as saying "Work be the salvation of man and Work gonna set you free"?

3. Who does Darlene sit behind at the trial in Chapter 27: "Trials"?

4. How old is How when his family is deported back to Mexico?

5. Who are the anchorpeople described that host the morning news in Chapter 26: "Chronicle"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Eddie asked to come to the estate in Chapter 16: “Summerton”?

2. How old is Eddie when he signs the contract at Delicious? Why does he sign it?

3. Who is Jarvis and what is his relationship to Sirius in the novel?

4. What is the significance of the "tractor scene" in Chapter 25: “Summerton Revisited”?

5. What leads to the conflict with Sextus and How in the end of Chapter 23: “Gators”?

6. What information is Eddie able to obtain for Michelle in Chapter 18: “How”?

7. What is revealed of How's past in Chapter 18: “How”?

8. How is the relationship between Darlene and Sextus described in Chapter 16: “Summerton"?

9. What leda sto Darlene's decision to not shoot Sextus?

10. How and why does the plan for escape fail in Chapter 15: “Inertia”?

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