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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had the Garcia brothers done to make Manny's father so mad at them?
(a) They had broken the new croquet set Manny's father had purchased for the neighborhood's use.
(b) They had keyed Manny's father's car.
(c) They had trampled the flowers that Manny's mother had planted in their yard.
(d) They had teased Manny's little sister Pedi and had made her cry.

2. What was it about chili pepper picking that "lured workers from Mexico needing quick cash for rent or emergency food" (11)?
(a) The location of the chili fields was hidden and unlikely to attract Immigration officers.
(b) The spicy pollen emanating from the peppers bothered most people, but Mexicans used to utilizing peppers in their cooking were not bothered.
(c) The weighing area workers paid the pickers right after announcing their loads.
(d) It was a job that required little to no equipment investment.

3. Though Manny described the houses in their project development as being not "pretty or stylish" (23) he said that sometimes they had one quality that made them beautiful. What was that one quality?
(a) In the fall, the golden leaves turned their yards brilliant colors.
(b) In the spring, the grass was green and abundant.
(c) In the summer, the lawn sprinklers gave their yards a festive atmosphere.
(d) In the winter, the mulberry trees lost their leaves and gave a stately air to the houses' yards.

4. When Pedi was helping Manuel pick up the bullets he had dropped onto the ground, Manuel picked up a bullet as well. What did he do with it?
(a) He put it in his pocket.
(b) He gave it to Manuel.
(c) He threw it in the trash can.
(d) He gave it to Pedi.

5. What simile did Manny use on page 39 to describe the tie that Mr. Hart always wore?
(a) "Slender as a snake."
(b) "Black as a shadow."
(c) "Red as a chili pepper."
(d) "Thin as an exclamation point."

Short Answer Questions

1. Though Stinky was in Manny's grade at school, how much older was he than Manny?

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

3. What meaning did Manuel ascribe to the note that Rebecca had left him about going to get her hair done at Sophie's?

4. Why did Manny decide to head back home after his altercation with the Garcia brothers was over?

5. What errand did Manny's mother send him to his school to accomplish even though it was still summer?

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