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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eddie decide to eradicate from his apartment in Chapter 7?
(a) Squirrels.
(b) Mice.
(c) Cockroaches.
(d) Rats.

2. Everyone believes that Eddie has done what in the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Gotten married.
(b) Graduated college.
(c) Joined the Navy.
(d) Stolen Mr. Stiles’s truck.

3. Who requests Eddie's assistance with painting the lines on the field in Chapter 5?
(a) Coach.
(b) Mr. Stiles.
(c) Norma.
(d) Samuel.

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) Rising action.
(c) Exposition.
(d) Cataclysm.

5. What Spanish adjective from the novel means active, restless, or labored?
(a) Nalgas.
(b) Raza.
(c) Paleta.
(d) Movidas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Eddie’s godmother’s dog in the narrative?

2. What does Eddie’s aunt want him to do for her in Chapter 2?

3. Where does Eddie see Angel as he leaves the hospital in Chapter 8?

4. What term refers to mental diversion by means of entertainment or recreation?

5. What is the name of Eddie’s aunt who brings him tortillas every day in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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