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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What metaphor did Manny use to describe what Manuel would feel like upon seeing Manny arrive home in a white, middle-class guy's car?
(a) "The worst acid I could have poured into his stomach" (45).
(b) "The worst acid I could have mixed into his drink" (45).
(c) "The worst acid I could have swiped across his forehead" (45).
(d) "The worst acid I could have poured down his throat" (45).

2. What plants did NOT grow in Grandma Rosa's yard?
(a) Roses.
(b) Ferns.
(c) Cherry trees.
(d) Cacti.

3. According to Manny, what did Mr. Hart's office smell like?
(a) Salty.
(b) Peppery.
(c) Sweet.
(d) Savory.

4. What chore did Rebecca do when she was hurt by Magda's threats during their argument?
(a) She washed the dishes.
(b) She swept the floor.
(c) She weeded the garden.
(d) She ironed the sheets.

5. After his grandfather had become riddled with dementia, what is the one memory Manny said that his grandfather had still clung to?
(a) The Mexico desert he had crossed when coming to America.
(b) The beautiful recognition of his wife's face.
(c) The prejudice he had experienced as a Mexican-American man.
(d) Rebecca's breaking of the pinata beneath the cherry tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Manuel refuse to do that caused him to be taken to jail by the policemen?

2. What feature had the city wanted to build when they had torn down most of the houses around Grandma Rosa's place?

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

4. With whom was Linda in unrequited love?

5. After Manny slipped out of Grandma Rosa's wake, what kind of tree did he climb?

(see the answer key)

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