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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. What item does Eddie spot and take with him while running an errand for Mr. Stiles in Chapter 2?

2. What pests inhabit Eddie’s apartment much to his chagrin in the novel?

3. Most of the residents of Eddie’s neighborhood are descended from what heritage?

4. What aunt brings Eddie food in Chapter 2?

5. What refers to writing or speech primarily intended to convey information or to explain?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who calls Eddie at the end of Chapter 3? Why?

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

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

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

5. Where do Eddie and José go to eat in Chapter 4? Who do they encounter there?

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

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

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

9. What information about Jesús’s murder does Eddie learn in the beginning of Chapter 4?

10. What do Eddie and José find when they stop to pick up onions after eating in Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Eddie’s impressions of the information he learns from Norma about the murder in Chapter 4. Why does Eddie initially disbelieve the story? What makes him reconsider the possibility? How does this information change Eddie’s actions and objectives?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the character of Coach in the narrative. How old is Coach? How long has Eddie known him? Why does Eddie trust Coach in telling him about the stolen truck? What does Coach represent symbolically to Eddie?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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