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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 were unaccustomed to the heat of the day, so sweat kept running in their eyes and blinding them.
(b) Their row was too low to the ground, so they had to squat uncomfortably in order to pick the peppers.
(c) They had not yet learned the proper techniques of picking peppers.
(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) Shortstop.
(b) Conductor.
(c) Engineer.
(d) Ballerina.

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 fall, the golden leaves turned their yards brilliant colors.
(b) In the summer, the lawn sprinklers gave their yards a festive atmosphere.
(c) In the spring, the grass was green and abundant.
(d) In the winter, the mulberry trees lost their leaves and gave a stately air to the houses' yards.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Manny's father lose his job as a translator for the city?

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

3. When Nardo filled his container more quickly than Manny did, what did he buy at the taco truck?

4. Besides his drinking, what was the other reason Manny's mother hated for Manny's father to go to the pool hall?

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

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