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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Eddie returns to his apartment after leaving Mr. Stiles’s home in Chapter 3, his mother and what aunt arrive for a visit?
(a) Norma.
(b) Belinda.
(c) Gloria.
(d) Dolores.

2. What does Eddie leave at Mr. Stiles’s house along with a note in Chapter 3?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) A gift.
(c) Money.
(d) The truck keys.

3. What is the narrative point-of-view of Buried Onions?
(a) Fourth person.
(b) Second person.
(c) Third person.
(d) First person.

4. What refers to writing or speech primarily intended to convey information or to explain?
(a) Exposition.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Motif.
(d) Foreshadowing.

5. In literature, what refers to the inherent incompatibility between the objectives of two or more characters or forces?
(a) Exposition.
(b) Directive.
(c) Denouement.
(d) Conflict.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what area of the city is Eddie’s apartment, as described in Chapter 1?

2. What is among the tortillas brought to Eddie by his aunt in Chapter 2?

3. How old is Eddie’s mother in Chapter 3?

4. What does Eddie explain to Mr. Stiles in the note that he leaves him in Chapter 3?

5. Where does Eddie bike daily to do odd jobs in Chapter 1?

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