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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Everyone believes that Eddie has done what in the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Gotten married.
(b) Joined the Navy.
(c) Stolen Mr. Stiles’s truck.
(d) Graduated college.

2. What is the narrative point-of-view of Buried Onions?
(a) Fourth person.
(b) Second person.
(c) First person.
(d) Third person.

3. What term is used as reference to U.S. citizens of Mexican descent?
(a) Hombre.
(b) Chicano.
(c) Senior.
(d) El timbre.

4. What had Eddie returned to City College to do in Chapter 3?
(a) Sell his textbooks.
(b) Use the computers.
(c) Talk to a professor.
(d) Enroll in more classes.

5. In what city does Eddie live in the novel?
(a) Arcata.
(b) Fresno.
(c) Truckee.
(d) Santa Cruz.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What local gangster solicits Eddie to help him avenge Eddie’s cousin’s death in Chapter 1?

3. Where does Mr. Stiles live in the novel?

4. When did author Gary Soto earn his B.A. degree in English?

5. What refers to writing or speech primarily intended to convey information or to explain?

(see the answer key)

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