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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. What term refers to mental diversion by means of entertainment or recreation?
(a) Anthropology.
(b) Culturalism.
(c) Escape.
(d) Misogyny.

2. The girl who calls Eddie in Chapter 3 invites him to come to her house to do what?
(a) Study.
(b) Go swimming.
(c) Go on a date.
(d) Go for a walk.

3. The man selling onions that José and Eddie encounter in Chapter 4 is selling them for how much per sack?
(a) $10.
(b) $5.
(c) $8.
(d) $3.

4. Who does José tell Eddie to call after they leave the restaurant in Chapter 4?
(a) Angel.
(b) Gloria.
(c) Eddie's Mother.
(d) Mr. Stiles.

5. What is the name of Eddie’s best friend from high school who has been murdered in the novel?
(a) Juan.
(b) Angel.
(c) Larry.
(d) Lupe.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Eddie ask his mother and aunt to do as he leaves his apartment in Chapter 3?

3. What job does Mr. Stiles ask Eddie to do for him in Chapter 2?

4. Eddie believes that the students at the local college who are studying to be what are the lucky ones in Chapter 1?

5. Where does Mr. Stiles ask Eddie to drop off some items in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the protagonist of the book? How is his objective defined in Chapter 1?

2. Who calls Eddie at the end of Chapter 3? Why?

3. How does Eddie respond to the news about Jesús’s murder in Chapter 4?

4. What does Eddie take to Mr. Stiles’s home in Chapter 3?

5. What additional item does Eddie’s aunt bring him with tortillas in Chapter 2? Why?

6. Where do Eddie and José go to eat in Chapter 4? Who do they encounter there?

7. What does Eddie’s job entail generally? Who greets him when he arrives home from work in Chapter 1?

8. What information about Jesús’s murder does Eddie learn in the beginning of Chapter 4?

9. How does Eddie feel about his job prospect in Chapter 2?

10. What does the author establish through the exposition in Chapter 1?

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