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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once the Immigration officers had departed with their prisoners, what did everyone left claim they had done to help the Mexican people?
(a) They claimed that they had encouraged the Mexicans not to run.
(b) They claimed that they had told them to bribe the Immigration officers.
(c) They claimed that they had warned the Mexicans earlier in the day that there was a possibility of a raid.
(d) They claimed that they had told the people to run when they saw the first van.

2. Though Manny described the houses in their project development as being not "pretty or stylish" (23) he said that sometimes they had one quality that made them beautiful. What was that one quality?
(a) In the fall, the golden leaves turned their yards brilliant colors.
(b) In the spring, the grass was green and abundant.
(c) In the winter, the mulberry trees lost their leaves and gave a stately air to the houses' yards.
(d) In the summer, the lawn sprinklers gave their yards a festive atmosphere.

3. Who was left in the house when Manuel finally came home from his drinking binge?
(a) Manny.
(b) Manny, Pedi, and Rebecca.
(c) Manny and Pedi.
(d) Manny and Rebecca.

4. How many days did Manuel's drinking binge last before Rebecca and Manny went to try to get him to come home?
(a) Four days.
(b) Three days.
(c) Two days.
(d) Seven days.

5. What job did Nardo NOT hold, according to his brother Manny?
(a) Short Order Cook.
(b) Busboy.
(c) Bellhop.
(d) Dishwasher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Though kids were not allowed at the pool hall, where was Manny sometimes allowed to sit in order to wait for his dad?

2. What was it about chili pepper picking that "lured workers from Mexico needing quick cash for rent or emergency food" (11)?

3. What occasions did Manny mention were the only times he had been to the middle-class neighborhoods across town?

4. When Nardo filled his container more quickly than Manny did, what did he buy at the taco truck?

5. What simile did Manny use on page 39 to describe the tie that Mr. Hart always wore?

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