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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Nardo end up as the victor in the fight over the sacks of peppers in the row next to his?
(a) He was the only one who knew how to undo the complex knots tied at the top of the sacks.
(b) He was stronger than the two men who challenged him, so he won the short shoving contest.
(c) He said he had been working closest to that row, so he deserved the spoils.
(d) He grabbed them before anyone else, so he said he had solidified his rights to their contents.

2. What special talent did Nardo's grandmother claim that he had?
(a) A sixth sense for seeing trouble coming.
(b) A knack for getting people to like him.
(c) An ability to use any ingredients to make a superb meal.
(d) A marvelous work ethic.

3. What objects did Manny's and Nardo's father give them in which they could collect chili peppers in the fields?
(a) Paint cans.
(b) Banana boxes.
(c) Sombreros.
(d) Milking buckets.

4. When Manny arrived home and his mother told him to stop blocking the television, what had Manny been sure she had been about to ask him to do?
(a) Fold the laundry.
(b) Scrub the floor.
(c) Sweep the patio.
(d) Wash the dishes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Though kids were not allowed at the pool hall, where was Manny sometimes allowed to sit in order to wait for his dad?

2. What caused Manny to curse while in the back seat of the car after the family had picked up Manny's father from the pool hall?

3. While Manny and his mother were watching Manny's father trying to start the car, what was Manny's little sister Pedi doing?

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

5. What did Manny mean when he said, "I was of my grandpa Ignacio's line of useful blood?" (6)

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