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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. Who is at the hospital when Eddie arrives to visit José in Chapter 5?

2. When Eddie goes to Angel’s house in Chapter 8, he enters how?

3. Eddie accuses Angel of killing whom in Chapter 8?

4. What is the name of Eddie’s godmother’s dog in the narrative?

5. In Chapter 7, Eddie says, “"Coach had known most of us when we were knee-high gangsters with” what “hanging from our mouths”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about Eddie’s stealing money for the SPCA donation in Chapter 5?

2. What new objective does Eddie have in the beginning of Chapter 8?

3. What is foreshadowed regarding Eddie’s relationship with Angel in Chapter 5?

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

5. What happens to cause Eddie to flee Angel’s home in Chapter 8?

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

7. What plot transition takes place in Chapter 8?

8. Where does Eddie go after leaving Holmes playground in Chapter 5? Who does he call?

9. What does Eddie imagine he is hearing in the beginning of Chapter 8?

10. What impressions does Eddie have of the Navy recruiter in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relevance of the stolen truck and what the incident reveals about Eddie's true nature. What does Eddie do when the truck is stolen? Does this make Eddie appear guilty or innocent of the theft? Why?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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