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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. José tells the man selling onions that he will buy how many sacks in Chapter 4?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.
2. What term refers to a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest?
(a) Cataclysm.
(b) Denouement.
(c) Exposition.
(d) Rising action.
3. What refers to the area of the Central Valley of California that lies south of the Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta in Stockton?
(a) The Sacramento Valley.
(b) The Shasta Valley.
(c) The San Joaquin Valley.
(d) Yosemite Valley.
4. What does Eddie ask his mother and aunt to do as he leaves his apartment in Chapter 3?
(a) Say hello to his uncle.
(b) Pay his phone bill.
(c) Lock up when they leave.
(d) Leave him alone.
5. The girl who calls Eddie in Chapter 3 gave him what for free earlier in the day?
(a) A cup of coffee.
(b) A sandwich.
(c) A book.
(d) A hat.
Short Answer Questions
1. In narrative, what is any recurring element that has symbolic significance in a story?
2. What is stolen while Eddie stops by his apartment before returning to his job for Mr. Stiles in Chapter 2?
3. What is the narrative point-of-view of Buried Onions?
4. Where does Mr. Stiles live in the novel?
5. Who does José tell Eddie to call after they leave the restaurant in Chapter 4?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Eddie respond to the news about Jesús’s murder in Chapter 4?
2. What do Eddie and José find when they stop to pick up onions after eating in Chapter 4?
3. Who calls Eddie at the end of Chapter 3? Why?
4. What additional item does Eddie’s aunt bring him with tortillas in Chapter 2? Why?
5. What does Eddie take to Mr. Stiles’s home in Chapter 3?
6. Who visits Eddie after he leaves Mr. Stiles’s house in Chapter 3?
7. What does Eddie’s aunt bring him daily in Chapter 1? Why?
8. What leads to Eddie’s encounter with the police in Chapter 3?
9. How does Eddie feel about his job prospect in Chapter 2?
10. What background information does the author establish regarding Eddie’s past and the people he has lost in Chapter 1?
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