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

2. What was one reason Manny's dad did NOT cite when listing why he would not agree to apply for welfare?
(a) The money they would get would not be enough to support them anyway.
(b) They would make a copy of his driver's license and it would stay in the welfare office's files.
(c) Social workers would visit their home and treat them like criminals.
(d) The whole neighborhood would find out they were on welfare.

3. Why did Nardo get fired from his busboy job?
(a) He dated the boss's daughter without permission.
(b) He came late too many times.
(c) He danced with a guest.
(d) He broke some dishes.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When he watches the way that the Mexican man in the next row over moves gracefully and efficiently while picking peppers, at what job did Manny say the man would excel?

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

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

4. What item did Manny have his eye on that caused him to want to work in the fields to earn money?

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

(see the answer key)

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