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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What feature did Grandma Rosa say that each of her neighbors' houses had sported before they had all moved away to have their houses torn down?
(a) A porch swing.
(b) A picket fence.
(c) A fountain.
(d) A garden.

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 spring, the grass was green and abundant.
(b) In the summer, the lawn sprinklers gave their yards a festive atmosphere.
(c) In the winter, the mulberry trees lost their leaves and gave a stately air to the houses' yards.
(d) In the fall, the golden leaves turned their yards brilliant colors.

3. What was Grandma Rosa wearing when she came into the yard to talk to Manny and Nardo?
(a) A Japanese kimono.
(b) A kaftan.
(c) A bathrobe.
(d) A skirt and blouse.

4. When Manuel was trying to shoot Rebecca, what alerted Manny to the fact that the police had arrived?
(a) Sophie screaming that the police were coming.
(b) Police lights.
(c) Police sirens.
(d) The sound of deeply-threaded tires against asphalt.

5. What location was Manny's father's favorite place in the world?
(a) Puerto's Pool Hall.
(b) The Big Lawn.
(c) Rico's Pool Hall.
(d) Rich's Pool Hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Manuel searching for when he knocked all of Rebecca's ceramic animal collection all over the floor?

2. Who tried to buy Manuel a drink after Rebecca found Manuel's hiding place?

3. What did Mr. Hart write on the paper bag during his meeting with Manny in his office?

4. What did Nardo do just before he went to bed on the night he climbed into the bedroom window?

5. When she did not have enough money to buy a new dress for the funeral, what did Rebecca buy instead with the little money she had?

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