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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. The girl who calls Eddie in Chapter 3 invites him to come to her house to do what?
3. What does Eddie explain to Mr. Stiles in the note that he leaves him in Chapter 3?
4. What does Eddie’s aunt want him to do for her in Chapter 2?
5. Chapter 2 ends with Eddie saying that the "east was one large bruise that was slowly becoming” what?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Eddie respond to the news about Jesús’s murder in Chapter 4?
2. Who has stolen the truck in Chapter 2? What is Eddie’s response to the situation?
3. Who does Eddie believe will have brighter futures as described in Chapter 1? Why?
4. What is Angel’s objective with Eddie in Chapter 1?
5. How does Eddie feel about his job prospect in Chapter 2?
6. Where do Eddie and José go to eat in Chapter 4? Who do they encounter there?
7. Who is the protagonist of the book? How is his objective defined in Chapter 1?
8. How is Eddie’s neighborhood described in Chapter 1?
9. What causes Eddie’s sense of fear in Chapter 1?
10. Who do Eddie’s aunt and mother try to get him to date in Chapter 3?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of escape in the narrative. What are ways that Eddie seeks to escape the reality around him? How is escape illustrated in the characters at Holmes playground? How does the military represent escape to Eddie?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the character of José Dominguez in Buried Onions. What does José represent symbolically to Eddie? What was their history together like? How does José differ from Angel? How have José and Eddie developed as characters since their childhood?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the motif of onions in Buried Onions. When are they first mentioned by the narrator? How do onions play into the description of the setting in the barrio? What is represented by the onion seller in the novel?
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