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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was author Gary Soto born?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1947.

2. What does Eddie refer to his mother and aunt as in Chapter 3?
(a) “Nosy nannies.”
(b) “Crazy ladies.”
(c) “Gossip queens.”
(d) “Old nags.”

3. At what institution did Gary Soto earn his M.F.A. in poetry?
(a) The University of Alaska, Fairbanks.
(b) The University of Nevada, Reno.
(c) The University of Wisconsin, Madison.
(d) The University of California, Irvine.

4. Eddie’s aunt tells him that who will help him achieve the action she wants him to do in Chapter 2?
(a) Larry.
(b) Samuel.
(c) Lupe.
(d) Angel.

5. Angel visits Eddie and shows him what in Chapter 3?
(a) A gun.
(b) Lots of money.
(c) Drugs.
(d) A map.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Eddie’s best friend from high school who has been murdered in the novel?

2. Eddie’s cousin was murdered by a stranger after making a comment about the stranger’s what?

3. The girl who calls Eddie in Chapter 3 invites him to come to her house to do what?

4. Chapter 2 ends with Eddie saying that the "east was one large bruise that was slowly becoming” what?

5. When was the novel Buried Onions published?

(see the answer key)

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