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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 happened to make the 20 people still standing in the fields raise a cheer?
(a) One of the Immigration officers tripped and fell on his face in the field.
(b) Nardo shouted an insult at the foreman for letting the Immigration officers onto the property.
(c) Two of the Immigration vans ran into one another.
(d) Some of the illegal aliens seemed to have gotten away by hiding within the cornstalks.

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

3. When Manny's mother pressed her hands down onto Manny's shoulders, what was the scent coming from her hands?
(a) Rosewater.
(b) Bleach.
(c) Ammonia.
(d) Lavender.

4. Though kids were not allowed at the pool hall, where was Manny sometimes allowed to sit in order to wait for his dad?
(a) On a stool at the far end of the bar.
(b) At a picnic table just outside the front doors.
(c) In the men's room.
(d) In the kitchen next to the dishwasher.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What had the Garcia brothers done to make Manny's father so mad at them?

4. When Manny described a fight he had once seen at the pool hall, what did he say about it?

5. When Stinky broke a bone in Manny's little finger, what lie did he tell his mother about how he got hurt?

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