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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 Manny's father lose his job as a translator for the city?
(a) He drank beer during lunch and came back to work slurring his words.
(b) He quit because of unfair pay.
(c) He was laid off due to governmental cutbacks.
(d) He called in sick too many times.

2. What did the Garcia brothers have in their hands when they were chasing the dog?
(a) Chains.
(b) Sticks.
(c) Boomerangs.
(d) Baseball bats.

3. Though Manny described the houses in their project development as being not "pretty or stylish" (23) he said that sometimes they had one quality that made them beautiful. What was that one quality?
(a) In the spring, the grass was green and abundant.
(b) In the fall, the golden leaves turned their yards brilliant colors.
(c) In the winter, the mulberry trees lost their leaves and gave a stately air to the houses' yards.
(d) In the summer, the lawn sprinklers gave their yards a festive atmosphere.

4. In contrast to Manny's father's method of worrying aloud, Manny said his mother was more quiet and would take which two actions while she worried?
(a) She would bite her nails and look at the sky.
(b) She would give the family the silent treatment and throw herself into housework.
(c) She would lie down on the couch and refuse to move.
(d) She would glare at Manny's father and tap her foot.

5. When Stinky broke a bone in Manny's little finger, what lie did he tell his mother about how he got hurt?
(a) He said he got it caught in a joint of jungle gym.
(b) He said he got it caught in the rungs of a ladder.
(c) He said that Magda hit it with an iron when he was helping her at her laundry job.
(d) He said he broke it sliding into second base.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one reason Manny's dad did NOT cite when listing why he would not agree to apply for welfare?

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. What reasons did Manny give for he and Nardo being slow at picking chili peppers?

4. What special talent did Nardo's grandmother claim that he had?

5. About how many people started running when the Immigration vans showed up at the pepper fields?

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