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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the leader of the Callaway Projects gang?
(a) Guillermo.
(b) Mondo.
(c) Eddie.
(d) Frankie.

2. To what sound did Manny stop to listen on his way home from the gang meeting?
(a) The sound of leaves falling.
(b) The sound of Sophie talking to Pedi.
(c) The sound of rain hitting the gutters outside Long's Drugstore.
(d) The sound of Magda's Elvis records.

3. With whom was Linda in unrequited love?
(a) Manny.
(b) Manuel.
(c) Nardo.
(d) Rio.

4. How did Manny try to escape the chaos he had caused when he made a mistake while dancing with Gloria?
(a) He slipped out the sliding glass door.
(b) He ran upstairs.
(c) He turned off the lights and ran out the front door.
(d) He tried to smooth the situation over by talking about music with the guys.

5. What object did Manuel use to signal Manny that he wanted him to go his room?
(a) His hat.
(b) A cigarette.
(c) A chinaberry branch.
(d) His watch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action did Rebecca finally take when Manny kept insisting that they needed to take Magda back to the hospital?

2. What happened to make the 20 people still standing in the fields raise a cheer?

3. Besides his drinking, what was the other reason Manny's mother hated for Manny's father to go to the pool hall?

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

5. After Manny slipped out of Grandma Rosa's wake, what kind of tree did he climb?

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