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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 happened to make the 20 people still standing in the fields raise a cheer?
(a) Some of the illegal aliens seemed to have gotten away by hiding within the cornstalks.
(b) Nardo shouted an insult at the foreman for letting the Immigration officers onto the property.
(c) One of the Immigration officers tripped and fell on his face in the field.
(d) Two of the Immigration vans ran into one another.

2. What caused Manny to think he had shot and killed Pedi when the rifle had accidentally gone off in his hands?
(a) She fell onto the floor.
(b) She screamed.
(c) She fainted.
(d) She did not make a sound.

3. Who woke up Nardo and Manny and told them to go do yard work at Grandma Rosa's house?
(a) Manuel.
(b) Pedi.
(c) Rebecca.
(d) Magda.

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

5. Where did Rebecca find Manuel hiding within the confines of the pool hall?
(a) In the men's room.
(b) In the alleyway.
(c) In the ladies' room.
(d) In the kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Magda threaten to do if Rebecca did not stop meddling in her life?

2. What natural disaster occurred within the dream that Manny had about Grandma Rosa after she died?

3. Where did Manny suspect that the bullet had lodged when he had narrowly missed accidentally shooting Pedi?

4. Why did Manny decide against calling his dad for a ride home from his school?

5. What was Grandma Rosa wearing when she came into the yard to talk to Manny and Nardo?

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