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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Spanish word is used in the novel meaning district or neighborhood?
(a) Cholitos.
(b) Gordito.
(c) Comadre.
(d) Barrio.

2. Most of the residents of Eddie’s neighborhood are descended from what heritage?
(a) Russian
(b) Canadian.
(c) Irish.
(d) Mexican.

3. What job does Mr. Stiles ask Eddie to do for him in Chapter 2?
(a) Plumbing.
(b) Car detailing.
(c) Truck driver.
(d) Landscaping.

4. What term refers to a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest?
(a) Denouement.
(b) Cataclysm.
(c) Exposition.
(d) Rising action.

5. Eddie’s mother and aunt try to convince Eddie to date a girl named what in Chapter 3?
(a) Dolores.
(b) Belinda.
(c) Gloria.
(d) Norma.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many of Eddie’s uncles does he claim have died in Chapter 1?

3. Where does Mr. Stiles live in the novel?

4. What technical skill was Eddie studying before dropping out of school?

5. What refers to the area of the Central Valley of California that lies south of the Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta in Stockton?

(see the answer key)

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