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

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

3. What was inside the pinata that held the candies and chocolates that burst forth when Rebecca hit it as a child?
(a) A Tupperware container.
(b) A clay pot.
(c) A Coke bottle.
(d) A plastic bag.

4. What piece of equipment was Albert using when he received a gash in his hand?
(a) A medicine ball.
(b) A tetherball.
(c) A punching bag.
(d) A jump rope.

5. 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 picket fence.
(b) A fountain.
(c) A garden.
(d) A porch swing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Berets believe was the one purpose of white people?

2. How did Manny signal to Mr. Hart that he had enough money for school supplies?

3. What chore did Rebecca do when she was hurt by Magda's threats during their argument?

4. Where did Rebecca find Manuel hiding within the confines of the pool hall?

5. Manny told Manuel that if he shot Rebecca, he would be thrown in jail. Manny asked Manuel to think of what would happen to Manuel's children then. Manuel replies that he only cares about one family member. Who is it?

(see the answer key)

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