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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Manny's father lose his job as a translator for the city?
(a) He drank beer during lunch and came back to work slurring his words.
(b) He quit because of unfair pay.
(c) He was laid off due to governmental cutbacks.
(d) He called in sick too many times.

2. What did Manuel use to hit Manny and Nardo at the wake to stop them from wrestling each other?
(a) His belt.
(b) A plate.
(c) His shoe.
(d) A wooden spoon.

3. After Rebecca took Manny out of the pool hall, what did Manny see his father doing when he looked through the window at him?
(a) He saw him smash a glass on the floor.
(b) He saw him lean forward on the stool and rub his chin.
(c) He saw him head to the men's room.
(d) He saw him crying.

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

5. When Stinky broke a bone in Manny's little finger, what lie did he tell his mother about how he got hurt?
(a) He said he broke it sliding into second base.
(b) He said he got it caught in the rungs of a ladder.
(c) He said that Magda hit it with an iron when he was helping her at her laundry job.
(d) He said he got it caught in a joint of jungle gym.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once the Immigration officers had departed with their prisoners, what did everyone left claim they had done to help the Mexican people?

2. What author was Miss Van der Meer referencing when she said that Lencho was a regular Hotspur?

3. What part of the dead loved one's body did Manny's family believe the mourners should touch at the funeral?

4. About how many people started running when the Immigration vans showed up at the pepper fields?

5. What reason did Rebecca give Manny for why they could not wake up Manuel and tell him what was happening with Magda?

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