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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What pests inhabit Eddie’s apartment much to his chagrin in the novel?
(a) Howler monkeys.
(b) Rats.
(c) Ants.
(d) Cockroaches.

2. Eddie believes that the students at the local college who are studying to be what are the lucky ones in Chapter 1?
(a) Businessmen.
(b) Scientists.
(c) Welders.
(d) Morticians.

3. How old was Gary Soto when his father died?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

4. What is among the tortillas brought to Eddie by his aunt in Chapter 2?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) A few photographs.
(c) Drugs.
(d) A gun.

5. What item does Eddie spot and take with him while running an errand for Mr. Stiles in Chapter 2?
(a) A vacuum cleaner.
(b) A television.
(c) A refrigerator.
(d) An air conditioner.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of Eddie’s uncles does he claim have died in Chapter 1?

2. When was the novel Buried Onions published?

3. What refers to the area of the Central Valley of California that lies south of the Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta in Stockton?

4. What does Eddie leave at Mr. Stiles’s residence when he does not return in Chapter 2?

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

(see the answer key)

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