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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eddie’s mother and aunt try to convince Eddie to date a girl named what in Chapter 3?
(a) Gloria.
(b) Belinda.
(c) Norma.
(d) Dolores.

2. What is José’s last name in the narrative?
(a) Ortiz.
(b) Rodriguez.
(c) Diaz.
(d) Dominguez.

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

4. What local gangster solicits Eddie to help him avenge Eddie’s cousin’s death in Chapter 1?
(a) Larry.
(b) Samuel.
(c) Angel.
(d) José.

5. In what area of the city is Eddie’s apartment, as described in Chapter 1?
(a) The southeast.
(b) The north.
(c) The northwest.
(d) The west.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what city does Eddie live in the novel?

3. What is Eddie accused of when he is arrested in Chapter 6?

4. What does Eddie leave at Mr. Stiles’s residence when he does not return in Chapter 2?

5. What Spanish word from the vocabulary in Chapter 6 means to embrace or hug?

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