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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the novel Buried Onions published?
(a) 2003.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1997.
(d) 2008.

2. What is stolen while Eddie stops by his apartment before returning to his job for Mr. Stiles in Chapter 2?
(a) Eddie’s refrigerator.
(b) Eddie's bike.
(c) A neighbor’s car.
(d) Mr. Stiles’s truck.

3. Eddie believes that the students at the local college who are studying to be what are the lucky ones in Chapter 1?
(a) Morticians.
(b) Scientists.
(c) Welders.
(d) Businessmen.

4. What institution did Eddie recently drop out of in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Kern College.
(b) Sierra College.
(c) City College.
(d) Sequoia College.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What inexpensive food does Eddie typically live off of in the novel?

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

3. What is the name of Eddie’s aunt who brings him tortillas every day in Chapter 1?

4. What is the name of Eddie’s cousin who was recently murdered in Chapter 1?

5. How old was Gary Soto when his father died?

(see the answer key)

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