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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What action did Rebecca finally take when Manny kept insisting that they needed to take Magda back to the hospital?
(a) She woke up Manuel to ask his advice.
(b) She hit the side of Manny's head with her cupped hand.
(c) She woke up Nardo to ask his advice.
(d) She went to get Manuel's car keys.

2. Why did Lencho prevent his boxers from lifting weights?
(a) He did not have the money it would cost for them to buy weights.
(b) He wanted them to remain quick rather than bulking up.
(c) He did not want them to hurt themselves.
(d) He did not want them to have to fight over the weights with Coach Rogers' boxers.

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

4. What location was Manny's father's favorite place in the world?
(a) Rico's Pool Hall.
(b) Rich's Pool Hall.
(c) The Big Lawn.
(d) Puerto's Pool Hall.

5. What did Manny describe as the two main activities that students did in his English class with Mr. Shattler?
(a) They read magazines and played bingo.
(b) They read detective fiction and studied Shakespeare.
(c) They threw spitballs and made collages.
(d) They studied poetry and gave speeches.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of Malcolm's body did Chico run into that knocked him unconscious?

2. When Manny's mother pressed her hands down onto Manny's shoulders, what was the scent coming from her hands?

3. What did Manuel do when Mr. Hart moved to shake his hand?

4. On what day of the week did Manny help Nardo with his medicine delivery route?

5. What part of the dead loved one's body did Manny's family believe the mourners should touch at the funeral?

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