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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Pedi.
(b) Rebecca.
(c) Manny.
(d) Magda.

2. 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 ruler.
(b) A liquor bottle.
(c) A rifle.
(d) A bottle of pills.

3. When the foreman assigned a chili pepper row to Manny and Nardo, why had it not been chosen by anyone else?
(a) Because it was covered in white pesticide dust and exhaust fume dirt.
(b) Because the plants in that row were lower to the ground than those in the other rows.
(c) Because there was no shade over that row of peppers.
(d) Because the peppers in it were very far apart from each other.

4. What special talent did Nardo's grandmother claim that he had?
(a) A knack for getting people to like him.
(b) A marvelous work ethic.
(c) An ability to use any ingredients to make a superb meal.
(d) A sixth sense for seeing trouble coming.

5. In contrast to Manny's father's method of worrying aloud, Manny said his mother was more quiet and would take which two actions while she worried?
(a) She would glare at Manny's father and tap her foot.
(b) She would lie down on the couch and refuse to move.
(c) She would bite her nails and look at the sky.
(d) She would give the family the silent treatment and throw herself into housework.

Short Answer Questions

1. What drink did Nardo go inside Grandma Rosa's to get when he and Manny were almost done with the yard work at Grandma Rosa's house?

2. When she did not have enough money to buy a new dress for the funeral, what did Rebecca buy instead with the little money she had?

3. How many days did Manuel's drinking binge last before Rebecca and Manny went to try to get him to come home?

4. Who tried to buy Manuel a drink after Rebecca found Manuel's hiding place?

5. How did Nardo end up as the victor in the fight over the sacks of peppers in the row next to his?

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