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

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 it was covered in white pesticide dust and exhaust fume dirt.
(b) Because the peppers in it were very far apart from each other.
(c) Because there was no shade over that row of peppers.
(d) Because the plants in that row were lower to the ground than those in the other rows.

2. What party favor did Dorothy visit her father's drugstore in order to procure?
(a) Tiaras.
(b) Whistles.
(c) Balloons.
(d) Invitation cards.

3. Though Manny's mother wanted him to attend a better high school, his father disagreed. What did he want Manny to do instead?
(a) Manny's father wanted him to drop out of high school and to start taking classes at the community college.
(b) Manny's father wanted him to get a job at the local slaughterhouse and to begin an apprenticeship.
(c) Manny's father wanted him to drop out of school and get a dishwashing job to start working his way up in the world.
(d) Manny's father wanted him to stay in his current school and to do whatever he could to succeed there.

4. How many weeks of training did the boxers get before the big fight?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) One month.
(c) Two months.
(d) Two weeks.

5. When Manny returned home from his harrying experience watching Eddie rob a woman, where did he sit down?
(a) On the arm of the couch.
(b) On a cherry tree stump.
(c) On Manuel's cushioned chair.
(d) On his grandfather's stool.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Nardo filled his container more quickly than Manny did, what did he buy at the taco truck?

2. What did Manuel exclaim when he first arrived home from the Pool Hall after a two-day binge?

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

4. Once the Immigration officers had departed with their prisoners, what did everyone left claim they had done to help the Mexican people?

5. What was NOT a reason that the administration at Manny's school gave for being unable to transfer him to Hawthorn School?

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