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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Angel visits Eddie and shows him what in Chapter 3?
(a) A gun.
(b) A map.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Lots of money.

2. How many children does the onion seller have piled into his car in Chapter 4?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

3. What aunt brings Eddie food in Chapter 2?
(a) Belinda.
(b) Delores.
(c) Norma.
(d) Gloria.

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

5. How old is Eddie in Chapter 1?
(a) 15.
(b) 23.
(c) 19.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to a desired result an animal, person or a system envisions, plans and commits to achieve?

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

3. In what city does Eddie live in the novel?

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

5. What does Eddie’s aunt want him to do for her in Chapter 2?

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