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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many pool tables did Manny's dad's favorite pool hall have?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Twelve.

2. What item did Manny have his eye on that caused him to want to work in the fields to earn money?
(a) A baseball outfielder's glove.
(b) A baseball bat.
(c) A set of shin guards.
(d) A batting glove.

3. What errand did Manny's mother send him to his school to accomplish even though it was still summer?
(a) To get a copy of his grades.
(b) To get his school picture taken.
(c) To apply for Honors classes.
(d) To register for his classes.

4. When Manny arrived home and his mother told him to stop blocking the television, what had Manny been sure she had been about to ask him to do?
(a) Sweep the patio.
(b) Fold the laundry.
(c) Wash the dishes.
(d) Scrub the floor.

5. 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) Conductor.
(b) Engineer.
(c) Ballerina.
(d) Shortstop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object did Manuel use to signal Manny that he wanted him to go his room?

2. What metaphor did Manny use to describe what Manuel would feel like upon seeing Manny arrive home in a white, middle-class guy's car?

3. In contrast to Manny's father's method of worrying aloud, Manny said his mother was more quiet and would take which two actions while she worried?

4. What does the Spanish word "perico" (51) mean?

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

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