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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What Spanish word used in Chapter 7 refers to swine?
2. When Eddie arrives as his godmother’s house in Chapter 5, he calls whom to ask for money?
3. What does Eddie actually do with the paint cans he carries in the narrative?
4. What does the narrator say the kids sniff from paper bags to get high in Chapter 5?
5. Who is visiting Angel when Eddie arrives in Chapter 8?
Short Essay Questions
1. What causes Eddie to flee from Holmes playground in Chapter 5?
2. What are Eddie’s impressions of the place that he goes to with Coach and José in Chapter 7?
3. What does Eddie find at his apartment when he returns from the police station in Chapter 7?
4. What happens to cause Eddie to flee Angel’s home in Chapter 8?
5. Who does Eddie encounter at the Navy recruitment office in Chapter 6? What impression does this make on Eddie?
6. What does Eddie do in the two days after his ordeal with the police in Chapter 7?
7. How is Holmes playground described in Chapter 5?
8. What does Eddie accuse Angel of in Chapter 8? How does Angel respond?
9. What is foreshadowed regarding Eddie’s relationship with Angel in Chapter 5?
10. How does Eddie attempt to eradicate the roaches in his apartment in Chapter 7?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Eddie’s godmother in the narrative. What does the incident with Queenie reveal about Eddie's true nature? How does Eddie’s relationship with his godmother differ from his relationship with his mother or Aunt Delores?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the objectives and actions of Eddie in the novel. What does Eddie want as a character? What actions does he take in order to gain those objectives? Is Eddie successful in achieving his objectives? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Eddie’s relationships with women his own age in the novel. How does Eddie feel about romantic involvement with the women of the barrio? Why? Who does Eddie’s mother attempt to get him to date? Why?
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