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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had the Garcia brothers done to make Manny's father so mad at them?
(a) They had keyed Manny's father's car.
(b) They had trampled the flowers that Manny's mother had planted in their yard.
(c) They had teased Manny's little sister Pedi and had made her cry.
(d) They had broken the new croquet set Manny's father had purchased for the neighborhood's use.

2. 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 grabbed them before anyone else, so he said he had solidified his rights to their contents.
(c) He said he had been working closest to that row, so he deserved the spoils.
(d) He was stronger than the two men who challenged him, so he won the short shoving contest.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Nardo get fired from his busboy job?

2. 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?

3. What did Manny's mother do upon hearing him curse?

4. How many pool tables did Manny's dad's favorite pool hall have?

5. What objects did Manny's and Nardo's father give them in which they could collect chili peppers in the fields?

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