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Buried Onions Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Eddie’s mother in Chapter 3?
(a) Her 50s.
(b) Her 70s.
(c) Her 60s.
(d) Her 80s.

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

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

4. What inexpensive food does Eddie typically live off of in the novel?
(a) Peanut butter.
(b) Top Ramen.
(c) Dog food.
(d) Rice.

5. Eddie’s aunt tells him that who will help him achieve the action she wants him to do in Chapter 2?
(a) Angel.
(b) Larry.
(c) Lupe.
(d) Samuel.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was the novel Buried Onions published?

3. In literature, what refers to the inherent incompatibility between the objectives of two or more characters or forces?

4. When Eddie’s mother and aunt visit him in Chapter 3, they immediately begin searching his kitchen for what?

5. What do Eddie’s mother and aunt give him to eat when they visit in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Eddie’s sense of fear in Chapter 1?

2. How is the Spanish term “barrio” defined and described in Chapter 1?

3. What additional item does Eddie’s aunt bring him with tortillas in Chapter 2? Why?

4. What errand does Mr. Stiles ask Eddie to do in Chapter 2?

5. Who visits Eddie after he leaves Mr. Stiles’s house in Chapter 3?

6. Who is the protagonist of the book? How is his objective defined in Chapter 1?

7. How is Eddie’s neighborhood described in Chapter 1?

8. Who do Eddie’s aunt and mother try to get him to date in Chapter 3?

9. How does Eddie feel about his job prospect in Chapter 2?

10. What does Eddie discover at the dump in Chapter 2?

(see the answer keys)

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