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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. How does Eddie go about eradicating the pests in his apartment in Chapter 7?

2. What Spanish word from the vocabulary in Chapter 6 means fat or portly?

3. What in literature arise from obstacles located outside the protagonist including nature, the supernatural, or society?

4. When Coach takes Eddie to a “secret” spot in Chapter 7, he realizes it is the same place that he and other high school kids went to do to what?

5. What word used in Chapter 6 means to burn or reduce to ashes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Eddie find at his apartment when he returns from the police station in Chapter 7?

2. What are Eddie’s impressions of the place that he goes to with Coach and José in Chapter 7?

3. Why does Eddie go to Angel’s house in Chapter 8? Who is there?

4. What plot transition takes place in Chapter 8?

5. What causes Eddie to flee from Holmes playground in Chapter 5?

6. What two choices does Eddie face in Chapter 6?

7. Why does Eddie go to Holmes playground in Chapter 5? Who does he encounter there?

8. What choices does Eddie face in Chapter 7? How does he feel about his fate?

9. What happens when Eddie goes to work for Mr. Stiles in Chapter 6?

10. How does Eddie attempt to eradicate the roaches in his apartment in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the character of Angel in the narrative. How long have Eddie and Angel known one another? What are Angel’s objectives with Eddie? Why does Angel not choose to avenge his friend’s death on his own?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Eddie’s relationships with women his own age in the novel. How does Eddie feel about romantic involvement with the women of the barrio? Why? Who does Eddie’s mother attempt to get him to date? Why?

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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