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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Eddie receives a call from a girl who works where in Chapter 3?
(a) The City College cafeteria.
(b) A bank.
(c) A used bookstore.
(d) A car dealership.

3. What term refers to mental diversion by means of entertainment or recreation?
(a) Culturalism.
(b) Escape.
(c) Anthropology.
(d) Misogyny.

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

5. What does Eddie leave at Mr. Stiles’s house along with a note in Chapter 3?
(a) A gift.
(b) Money.
(c) The truck keys.
(d) A newspaper.

6. What does Eddie ask his mother and aunt to do as he leaves his apartment in Chapter 3?
(a) Lock up when they leave.
(b) Say hello to his uncle.
(c) Pay his phone bill.
(d) Leave him alone.

7. Who does José tell Eddie to call after they leave the restaurant in Chapter 4?
(a) Gloria.
(b) Angel.
(c) Mr. Stiles.
(d) Eddie's Mother.

8. What does José give to the onion seller’s children in Chapter 4?
(a) Some oranges.
(b) A pack of gum.
(c) Some money.
(d) A toy.

9. What branch of the military has José joined in Chapter 4?
(a) The Air Force.
(b) The Navy.
(c) The Marines.
(d) The Army.

10. How is José injured in Chapter 4?
(a) He is clubbed.
(b) He is stabbed.
(c) He is shot.
(d) He is punched.

11. What is a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance?
(a) Exposition.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Motif.
(d) Foreshadowing.

12. Where does José take Eddie for breakfast in Chapter 4?
(a) Mesa Verde Restaurant. Victor’s Kitchen.
(b) Cuca’s Restaurant.
(c) Café Caliente.
(d) Mesa Verde Restaurant.

13. What is the name of Eddie’s best friend from high school who has been murdered in the novel?
(a) Juan.
(b) Larry.
(c) Lupe.
(d) Angel.

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

15. How old was Gary Soto when his father died?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is among the tortillas brought to Eddie by his aunt in Chapter 2?

2. What refers to the area of the Central Valley of California that lies south of the Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta in Stockton?

3. What aunt brings Eddie food in Chapter 2?

4. How old is Eddie in Chapter 1?

5. What is Eddie’s principle mode of transportation in the novel?

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