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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many children does the onion seller have piled into his car in Chapter 4?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

3. How old is Eddie in Chapter 1?
(a) 19.
(b) 15.
(c) 23.
(d) 12.

4. The man selling onions that José and Eddie encounter in Chapter 4 is selling them for how much per sack?
(a) $3.
(b) $10.
(c) $8.
(d) $5.

5. In what city does Eddie live in the novel?
(a) Santa Cruz.
(b) Arcata.
(c) Truckee.
(d) Fresno.

6. What does Eddie’s aunt want him to do for her in Chapter 2?
(a) Get out of the barrio.
(b) Pay her for the tortillas.
(c) Go shopping with her.
(d) Avenge her son’s death.

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

8. What inexpensive food does Eddie typically live off of in the novel?
(a) Rice.
(b) Top Ramen.
(c) Peanut butter.
(d) Dog food.

9. 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.

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

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

12. How many of Eddie’s uncles does he claim have died in Chapter 1?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 9.

13. What does Eddie ask his mother and aunt to do as he leaves his apartment in Chapter 3?
(a) Leave him alone.
(b) Say hello to his uncle.
(c) Lock up when they leave.
(d) Pay his phone bill.

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

15. Chapter 2 ends with Eddie saying that the "east was one large bruise that was slowly becoming” what?
(a) “The night.”
(b) “Healed.”
(c) "Infected."
(d) “Winter.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Eddie spot and take with him while running an errand for Mr. Stiles in Chapter 2?

2. What refers to writing or speech primarily intended to convey information or to explain?

3. Everyone believes that Eddie has done what in the beginning of Chapter 3?

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

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

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