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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. In what area of the city is Eddie’s apartment, as described in Chapter 1?
2. What is Eddie’s principle mode of transportation in the novel?
3. When Eddie returns to his apartment after leaving Mr. Stiles’s home in Chapter 3, his mother and what aunt arrive for a visit?
4. Who calls Eddie while his mother and aunt are visiting in Chapter 3?
5. Where does Mr. Stiles live in the novel?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who calls Eddie at the end of Chapter 3? Why?
2. What does the author establish through the exposition in Chapter 1?
3. What information about Jesús’s murder does Eddie learn in the beginning of Chapter 4?
4. Who is Angel? How is he described in Chapter 1?
5. What do Eddie and José find when they stop to pick up onions after eating in Chapter 4?
6. Where do Eddie and José go to eat in Chapter 4? Who do they encounter there?
7. What background information does the author establish regarding Eddie’s past and the people he has lost in Chapter 1?
8. How does Eddie respond to the news about Jesús’s murder in Chapter 4?
9. What does José represent symbolically to Eddie in the narrative?
10. Who do Eddie’s aunt and mother try to get him to date in Chapter 3?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the relevance of the stolen truck and what the incident reveals about Eddie's true nature. What does Eddie do when the truck is stolen? Does this make Eddie appear guilty or innocent of the theft? Why?
Essay Topic 2
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 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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