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

2. What Spanish word from the book means gossip or rumors?
(a) Nalgas.
(b) Chisme.
(c) Paleta.
(d) Raza.

3. What has been returned to Eddie’s home when he arrives after his ordeal with the police in Chapter 7?
(a) His clothes.
(b) His wallet.
(c) His books.
(d) His bike.

4. What is the name of Eddie’s godmother’s dog in the narrative?
(a) Queenie.
(b) Roscoe.
(c) Champ.
(d) Alfred.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What Spanish word translates in English to mean “green”?

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

3. How much of the money that Eddie’s godmother gives him for a donation does he keep for himself in Chapter 5?

4. In the beginning of Chapter 5, Eddie says, "I wanted to sprint straight into the future, but I kept” what?

5. What Spanish slang term from Chapter 7 refers to Texans or Texas residents?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Eddie accuse Angel of in Chapter 8? How does Angel respond?

2. Why does Eddie go to Angel’s house in Chapter 8? Who is there?

3. What happens to cause Eddie to flee Angel’s home in Chapter 8?

4. What does Eddie find at his apartment when he returns from the police station in Chapter 7?

5. What are Eddie’s impressions of the place that he goes to with Coach and José in Chapter 7?

6. How is Eddie’s relationship with Mr. Stiles repaired to some degree in Chapter 6?

7. Why does Eddie go to Holmes playground in Chapter 5? Who does he encounter there?

8. Where do Coach and José invite Eddie to go with them in Chapter 7?

9. How does Eddie attempt to eradicate the roaches in his apartment in Chapter 7?

10. How is Holmes playground described in Chapter 5?

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