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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Eddie’s cousin was murdered by a stranger after making a comment about the stranger’s what?

2. How old was Gary Soto when his father died?

3. Eddie is accused of saying bad words by a child riding what in Chapter 3?

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

5. What does Eddie spot across the street from the breakfast café in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Eddie take to Mr. Stiles’s home in Chapter 3?

3. How is the relationship between Eddie and José described in Chapter 4?

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

5. What background information does the author establish regarding Eddie’s past and the people he has lost in Chapter 1?

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

7. Where does Eddie work in Chapter 1? How is this neighborhood described?

8. What does Eddie’s job entail generally? Who greets him when he arrives home from work in Chapter 1?

9. Who is Angel? How is he described in Chapter 1?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Eddie’s godmother in the narrative. What does the incident with Queenie reveal about Eddie's true nature? How does Eddie’s relationship with his godmother differ from his relationship with his mother or Aunt Delores?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the setting of Buried Onions. How is a barrio defined? In what year does the story take place? How does Eddie describe the city of Fresno? Where does Eddie work?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Aunt Delores in the novel. How close is Eddie to his aunt? Where does Delores live? What objective does Delores have in bringing Eddie tortillas? Do you think this makes her a likable character? Why or why not?

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