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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Eddie arrives as his godmother’s house in Chapter 5, he calls whom to ask for money?
(a) Norma.
(b) His mother.
(c) Juan.
(d) Dolores.

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

3. What Spanish word from the vocabulary in Chapter 6 means a scolding or admonishment?
(a) Barrio.
(b) Raspada.
(c) Chale.
(d) Hombre.

4. What literary term refers to the use of “onions” in the novel?
(a) Catalyst.
(b) Protagonist.
(c) Antagonist.
(d) Motif.

5. What Spanish adjective from the novel means henpecked, traitorous, or disloyal?
(a) Tonto.
(b) Cabron.
(c) Nalgas.
(d) Tejano.

6. What does Eddie actually do with the paint cans he carries in the narrative?
(a) Paints houses.
(b) Paints bicycles.
(c) Paints graffiti on bridges.
(d) Paints addresses on curbs.

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

8. What Spanish word from Chapter 7 means foolish or silly?
(a) Paleta.
(b) Tonto.
(c) Abrazo.
(d) Mira.

9. What Spanish word from the vocabulary in Chapter 6 means to embrace or hug?
(a) Tejano.
(b) Abrazo.
(c) Cochino.
(d) Ratoncito.

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

11. Who is visiting Angel when Eddie arrives in Chapter 8?
(a) Coach.
(b) `Samuel.
(c) Jesus
(d) Juan.

12. In the beginning of Chapter 5, Eddie says, "I wanted to sprint straight into the future, but I kept” what?
(a) “Driving the scenic route.”
(b) “Going backwards.”
(c) “Going in circles.”
(d) “Taking detours.”

13. What in literature refers to incompatibilities in how two or more individuals relate to one another - Fathers to Sons, Bosses to Employees, Slaves to Masters, etc.?
(a) Relational conflicts.
(b) Internal conflict.
(c) Integral conflict.
(d) External conflicts.

14. What younger gang leader tries to cause trouble with Eddie in Chapter 5?
(a) Jesús.
(b) Lupe.
(c) Larry.
(d) Samuel.

15. The former peer from high school that Eddie encounters in Chapter 6 is described by him as loving what kind of music?
(a) Blues.
(b) Reggae.
(c) Rap.
(d) Heavy metal

Short Answer Questions

1. Eddie goes to talk to Coach for advice in Chapter 6, saying that some people in his situation would turn to whom for guidance?

2. What Spanish word used in Chapter 7 refers to swine?

3. What Spanish word from Chapter 7 means a kiss?

4. When Eddie goes to Angel’s house in Chapter 8, he enters how?

5. What Spanish word from the novel refers to race, breed, or strain?

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