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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 did Manny list as Nardo's sole physical flaw?
(a) His ears were too big.
(b) His knees were knobby.
(c) He had a birthmark on his shoulder.
(d) His eyes were far apart.

2. Which two musicians were Magda's favorites?
(a) Elvis Presley and Smokey Robinson.
(b) Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper.
(c) Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly.
(d) Smokey Robinson and Frankie Vallee.

3. What object did Manuel hit his own head with when he was trying to show Manny how fed up he was with Rebecca?
(a) A bottle of pills.
(b) A ruler.
(c) A liquor bottle.
(d) A rifle.

4. 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 lean forward on the stool and rub his chin.
(b) He saw him crying.
(c) He saw him smash a glass on the floor.
(d) He saw him head to the men's room.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Manny, what did Mr. Hart's office smell like?

2. Where did Rebecca tell Magda to go once she and Manny had returned home from the pool hall?

3. What was inside the pinata that held the candies and chocolates that burst forth when Rebecca hit it as a child?

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

5. 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?

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