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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who blames Eddie for what happened to José in Chapter 4?
2. Eddie’s cousin was murdered by a stranger after making a comment about the stranger’s what?
3. When Eddie’s mother and aunt visit him in Chapter 3, they immediately begin searching his kitchen for what?
4. What does Eddie’s aunt want him to do for her in Chapter 2?
5. Who tells Eddie that Angel killed Jesús in Chapter 4?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where do Eddie and José go to eat in Chapter 4? Who do they encounter there?
2. What does Eddie discover at the dump in Chapter 2?
3. Who is Angel? How is he described in Chapter 1?
4. Who has stolen the truck in Chapter 2? What is Eddie’s response to the situation?
5. Why does Angel visit Eddie in Chapter 3? How does Eddie respond?
6. How is the Spanish term “barrio” defined and described in Chapter 1?
7. What do Eddie and José find when they stop to pick up onions after eating in Chapter 4?
8. What is Angel’s objective with Eddie in Chapter 1?
9. Who visits Eddie after he leaves Mr. Stiles’s house in Chapter 3?
10. Who calls Eddie at the end of Chapter 3? Why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the character of Aunt Delores in the novel. How close is Eddie to his aunt? Where does Delores live? What objective does Delores have in bringing Eddie tortillas? Do you think this makes her a likable character? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the role of the military in the novel. What does joining the military mean for José? How does Eddie view the military and José’s stories of training? How do Eddie’s feelings about the military evolve in the course of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and analyze the setting of Buried Onions. How is a barrio defined? In what year does the story take place? How does Eddie describe the city of Fresno? Where does Eddie work?
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