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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Manuel was trying to shoot Rebecca, what alerted Manny to the fact that the police had arrived?
(a) Police sirens.
(b) The sound of deeply-threaded tires against asphalt.
(c) Sophie screaming that the police were coming.
(d) Police lights.

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

3. What did Manny's mother do upon hearing him curse?
(a) She yelled at him in Spanish.
(b) She pleaded with Manny's father to discipline him when they arrived home.
(c) She told him calmly that he was grounded for the next week.
(d) She smacked him in the mouth.

4. Why did Manny decide against calling his dad for a ride home from his school?
(a) Because he was embarrassed by his father's dilapidated car.
(b) Because Manny thought his dad would have a hangover and would be mad at him for calling.
(c) Because his brother Nardo was more likely to give him a ride.
(d) Because he knew his father was probably at Rico's Pool Hall.

5. Where did Rebecca tell Magda to go once she and Manny had returned home from the pool hall?
(a) To the pool hall.
(b) To their neighbor Sophie's house.
(c) In the back bedroom to watch Pedi.
(d) To her friend Linda's house.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Manny do in Mr. Hart's office when Mr. Hart motioned for him to sit down?

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

4. What reasons did Manny give for he and Nardo being slow at picking chili peppers?

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?

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