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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does José give to the onion seller’s children in Chapter 4?
(a) A toy.
(b) A pack of gum.
(c) Some money.
(d) Some oranges.

2. What is the name of Eddie’s cousin who was recently murdered in Chapter 1?
(a) José.
(b) Angel.
(c) Samuel.
(d) Jesús.

3. What Spanish word is used in the novel meaning district or neighborhood?
(a) Barrio.
(b) Cholitos.
(c) Comadre.
(d) Gordito.

4. What had Eddie returned to City College to do in Chapter 3?
(a) Sell his textbooks.
(b) Talk to a professor.
(c) Use the computers.
(d) Enroll in more classes.

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

6. Eddie is accused of saying bad words by a child riding what in Chapter 3?
(a) A skateboard.
(b) A tricycle.
(c) A unicycle.
(d) A bicycle.

7. What is the playground in the barrio where kids play, and where gangsters recruit new members?
(a) Smith Park
(b) Mason Playground.
(c) Rodgers Park.
(d) Holmes Playground.

8. What item does Eddie spot and take with him while running an errand for Mr. Stiles in Chapter 2?
(a) An air conditioner.
(b) A television.
(c) A vacuum cleaner.
(d) A refrigerator.

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

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

11. How old is Eddie’s mother in Chapter 3?
(a) Her 50s.
(b) Her 70s.
(c) Her 60s.
(d) Her 80s.

12. What does Eddie leave at Mr. Stiles’s residence when he does not return in Chapter 2?
(a) His tools.
(b) His bike.
(c) His hat.
(d) His wallet.

13. What aunt brings Eddie food in Chapter 2?
(a) Belinda.
(b) Delores.
(c) Norma.
(d) Gloria.

14. Who tells Eddie that Angel killed Jesús in Chapter 4?
(a) Dolores.
(b) Norma.
(c) Lupe.
(d) Gloria.

15. When he is given a special task by Mr. Stiles in Chapter 2, Eddie is overjoyed that Mr. Stiles trusts him to borrow what?
(a) His truck.
(b) His dog.
(c) His tools.
(d) His gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who blames Eddie for what happened to José in Chapter 4?

2. Eddie’s mother and aunt try to convince Eddie to date a local girl who is a good catch to them because she has only one what in Chapter 3?

3. How many of Eddie’s uncles does he claim have died in Chapter 1?

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

5. What does Eddie ask his mother and aunt to do as he leaves his apartment in Chapter 3?

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