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

2. Why did Manny decide to head back home after his altercation with the Garcia brothers was over?
(a) He wanted to see if his parents were still fighting.
(b) He wanted to ask Magda for advice about what had happened.
(c) He did not want to risk running into the Garcia brothers again.
(d) He wanted to nurse his wounds.

3. 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 lie down on the couch and refuse to move.
(b) She would give the family the silent treatment and throw herself into housework.
(c) She would bite her nails and look at the sky.
(d) She would glare at Manny's father and tap her foot.

4. After Mr. Hart left, Manny felt how angry Manuel was and he wanted to run away. What prevented him from running away?
(a) He said his legs felt paralyzed.
(b) He did not want to alert Rebecca to what was happening by running inside.
(c) He said he knew he would get a more severe beating later if he ran.
(d) He says he knew he had to stay and receive his punishment.

5. What was one reason Manny's dad did NOT cite when listing why he would not agree to apply for welfare?
(a) They would make a copy of his driver's license and it would stay in the welfare office's files.
(b) The money they would get would not be enough to support them anyway.
(c) Social workers would visit their home and treat them like criminals.
(d) The whole neighborhood would find out they were on welfare.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. When Manny and Rebecca got to the pool hall to find Manuel, who told Rebecca that Manuel had already gone home?

5. Why did Nardo get fired from his busboy job?

(see the answer key)

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