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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did author Gary Soto earn his B.A. degree in English?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1983.
(d) 1968.

2. In narrative, what is any recurring element that has symbolic significance in a story?
(a) Symbol.
(b) Motif.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Exposition.

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

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

5. What is Eddie’s principle mode of transportation in the novel?
(a) His bike.
(b) A car.
(c) The bus.
(d) Walking.

6. In what city does Eddie live in the novel?
(a) Fresno.
(b) Arcata.
(c) Santa Cruz.
(d) Truckee.

7. Who blames Eddie for what happened to José in Chapter 4?
(a) José’s family.
(b) Eddie's mother.
(c) Angel.
(d) Belinda.

8. When Eddie returns to his apartment after leaving Mr. Stiles’s home in Chapter 3, his mother and what aunt arrive for a visit?
(a) Norma.
(b) Belinda.
(c) Gloria.
(d) Dolores.

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

10. What had Eddie returned to City College to do in Chapter 3?
(a) Talk to a professor.
(b) Enroll in more classes.
(c) Sell his textbooks.
(d) Use the computers.

11. Eddie learns that Angel was angry over Jesús’s having sold what and not sharing the profits in Chapter 4?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Some jewelry.
(c) A car.
(d) A television.

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

13. The man selling onions that José and Eddie encounter in Chapter 4 is selling them for how much per sack?
(a) $10.
(b) $3.
(c) $8.
(d) $5.

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

15. What technical skill was Eddie studying before dropping out of school?
(a) Air conditioning repair.
(b) Almond farming.
(c) Swimming pool installer.
(d) Computer programming.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does José take Eddie for breakfast in Chapter 4?

2. What term refers to a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest?

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

4. What is the name of Eddie’s cousin who was recently murdered in Chapter 1?

5. When was the novel Buried Onions published?

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