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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Nardo filled his container more quickly than Manny did, what did he buy at the taco truck?
(a) A soda.
(b) A popsicle.
(c) An ice water.
(d) A burrito.

2. What did Manny mean when he said, "I was of my grandpa Ignacio's line of useful blood?" (6)
(a) He meant that his grandfather believed in organ and blood donation.
(b) He meant that his grandfather would do whatever he could for anyone in need.
(c) He meant that his grandfather was an extremely hard worker.
(d) He meant that his grandfather believed that family should come before everything else in life.

3. 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 peppers in it were very far apart from each other.
(c) Because the plants in that row were lower to the ground than those in the other rows.
(d) Because it was covered in white pesticide dust and exhaust fume dirt.

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

5. What reasons did Manny give for he and Nardo being slow at picking chili peppers?
(a) Their row was too low to the ground, so they had to squat uncomfortably in order to pick the peppers.
(b) Nardo kept stopping to watch the girls at the weighing area, and Manny kept stopping to watch the other pickers' quickness.
(c) They were unaccustomed to the heat of the day, so sweat kept running in their eyes and blinding them.
(d) They had not yet learned the proper techniques of picking peppers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Stinky broke a bone in Manny's little finger, what lie did he tell his mother about how he got hurt?

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

4. Why did Manny decide to head back home after his altercation with the Garcia brothers was over?

5. As Manny's father walked away from the car that would not start, what did Bobby and Stinky do to annoy him?

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