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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term refers to a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest?
(a) Rising action.
(b) Denouement.
(c) Exposition.
(d) Cataclysm.

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

3. When was author Gary Soto born?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1947.

4. What local gangster solicits Eddie to help him avenge Eddie’s cousin’s death in Chapter 1?
(a) José.
(b) Angel.
(c) Larry.
(d) Samuel.

5. What is stolen while Eddie stops by his apartment before returning to his job for Mr. Stiles in Chapter 2?
(a) Mr. Stiles’s truck.
(b) Eddie’s refrigerator.
(c) Eddie's bike.
(d) A neighbor’s car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What inexpensive food does Eddie typically live off of in the novel?

2. What Spanish word is used in the novel meaning district or neighborhood?

3. What is the name of Eddie’s best friend from high school who has been murdered in the novel?

4. How old was Gary Soto when his father died?

5. When was the novel Buried Onions published?

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