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

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) They had not yet learned the proper techniques of picking peppers.
(c) Their row was too low to the ground, so they had to squat uncomfortably in order to pick the peppers.
(d) Nardo kept stopping to watch the girls at the weighing area, and Manny kept stopping to watch the other pickers' quickness.

2. What had the Garcia brothers done to make Manny's father so mad at them?
(a) They had broken the new croquet set Manny's father had purchased for the neighborhood's use.
(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 keyed Manny's father's car.

3. Once the Immigration officers had departed with their prisoners, what did everyone left claim they had done to help the Mexican people?
(a) They claimed that they had encouraged the Mexicans not to run.
(b) They claimed that they had warned the Mexicans earlier in the day that there was a possibility of a raid.
(c) They claimed that they had told them to bribe the Immigration officers.
(d) They claimed that they had told the people to run when they saw the first van.

4. After Rebecca took Manny out of the pool hall, what did Manny see his father doing when he looked through the window at him?
(a) He saw him head to the men's room.
(b) He saw him lean forward on the stool and rub his chin.
(c) He saw him smash a glass on the floor.
(d) He saw him crying.

5. How did Manny signal to Mr. Hart that he had enough money for school supplies?
(a) He mimed writing with a pencil.
(b) He shook his head no.
(c) He patted his pocket.
(d) He nodded his head.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what did Manuel point to when he asked Manny, "Don't you think I know people like this?" (47)?

2. Who watched Pedi while Manny and Rebecca went to the pool hall to try and get Manuel to return home?

3. 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?

4. When Manny and Rebecca got to the pool hall to find Manuel, who told Rebecca that Manuel had already gone home?

5. What object did Manuel hit his own head with when he was trying to show Manny how fed up he was with Rebecca?

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