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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eddie’s cousin was murdered by a stranger after making a comment about the stranger’s what?
(a) Lazy eye.
(b) Hat.
(c) Girlfriend.
(d) Shoes.

2. What refers to writing or speech primarily intended to convey information or to explain?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Foreshadowing.
(c) Exposition.
(d) Motif.

3. 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) A neighbor’s car.
(c) Eddie’s refrigerator.
(d) Eddie's bike.

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

5. Who calls Eddie while his mother and aunt are visiting in Chapter 3?
(a) Larry.
(b) Juan.
(c) Melissa.
(d) Norma.

Short Answer Questions

1. The girl who calls Eddie in Chapter 3 invites him to come to her house to do what?

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

3. What is the narrative point-of-view of Buried Onions?

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

5. Where does Eddie bike daily to do odd jobs in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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