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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Eddie bike daily to do odd jobs in Chapter 1?
(a) West Fresno.
(b) South Fresno.
(c) North Fresno.
(d) East Fresno.

3. Chapter 2 ends with Eddie saying that the "east was one large bruise that was slowly becoming” what?
(a) “The night.”
(b) “Winter.”
(c) "Infected."
(d) “Healed.”

4. In what area of the city is Eddie’s apartment, as described in Chapter 1?
(a) The southeast.
(b) The west.
(c) The northwest.
(d) The north.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Eddie’s mother and aunt try to convince Eddie to date a girl named what in Chapter 3?

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

3. Angel visits Eddie and shows him what in Chapter 3?

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

5. Most of the residents of Eddie’s neighborhood are descended from what heritage?

(see the answer key)

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