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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what area of the city is Eddie’s apartment, as described in Chapter 1?
(a) The southeast.
(b) The west.
(c) The north.
(d) The northwest.

2. What does the narrator say the kids sniff from paper bags to get high in Chapter 5?
(a) Markers.
(b) Paint.
(c) Bath salts.
(d) Glue.

3. When did author Gary Soto earn his B.A. degree in English?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1983.

4. What Spanish word from Chapter 6 translates to man or fellow?
(a) Hombre.
(b) Chale.
(c) Ratoncito.
(d) Changos.

5. What Spanish slang word from the vocabulary in Chapter 6 refers to the backside or buttocks of a person?
(a) Paleta.
(b) Chale.
(c) Besos.
(d) Nalgas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tries to start a fight with Eddie as Coach is on the phone in Chapter 6?

2. What does Eddie explain to Mr. Stiles in the note that he leaves him in Chapter 3?

3. Who does Coach make a phone call in order to help Eddie in Chapter 6?

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

5. What does Eddie spot across the street from the breakfast café in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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