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

2. 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?
(a) Ballerina.
(b) Conductor.
(c) Shortstop.
(d) Engineer.

3. What job did Nardo NOT hold, according to his brother Manny?
(a) Bellhop.
(b) Busboy.
(c) Short Order Cook.
(d) Dishwasher.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How did Nardo end up as the victor in the fight over the sacks of peppers in the row next to his?

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

5. When Manny's mother pressed her hands down onto Manny's shoulders, what was the scent coming from her hands?

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