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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. What Spanish word translates in English to mean “green”?
2. When Coach takes Eddie to a “secret” spot in Chapter 7, he realizes it is the same place that he and other high school kids went to do to what?
3. What does the narrator say the kids sniff from paper bags to get high in Chapter 5?
4. How much money does Mr. Stiles leave along with a note for Eddie in Chapter 7?
5. What is the name of Juan’s sister in the barrio who is close to Eddie’s age?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Eddie go to Holmes playground in Chapter 5? Who does he encounter there?
2. How does Eddie attempt to eradicate the roaches in his apartment in Chapter 7?
3. What is significant about Eddie’s stealing money for the SPCA donation in Chapter 5?
4. What plot transition takes place in Chapter 8?
5. What does Eddie find at his apartment when he returns from the police station in Chapter 7?
6. What choices does Eddie face in Chapter 7? How does he feel about his fate?
7. What new objective does Eddie have in the beginning of Chapter 8?
8. What is foreshadowed regarding Eddie’s relationship with Angel in Chapter 5?
9. Where does Eddie go after leaving Holmes playground in Chapter 5? Who does he call?
10. What does Eddie do in the two days after his ordeal with the police in Chapter 7?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and analyze the setting of Holmes playground in the novel. Where in the barrio is this setting located? Who are the regular “characters” in the setting? What does Samuel represent symbolically? What is Samuel’s relationship to Eddie?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and analyze the character of Angel in the narrative. How long have Eddie and Angel known one another? What are Angel’s objectives with Eddie? Why does Angel not choose to avenge his friend’s death on his own?
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