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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Besides his drinking, what was the other reason Manny's mother hated for Manny's father to go to the pool hall?
(a) She said that milk drained into the gutter.
(b) She said that he flirted with other women.
(c) She said that he wasted time he could have been looking for a job.
(d) She said that he could have been at home helping her with chores.

2. What was Manuel searching for when he knocked all of Rebecca's ceramic animal collection all over the floor?
(a) Sophie's phone number.
(b) Bullets for his rifle.
(c) Liquor.
(d) Love notes.

3. What did Manuel exclaim when he first arrived home from the Pool Hall after a two-day binge?
(a) "Everybody come out here now!"
(b) "I got a job!"
(c) "I'm home!"
(d) "It's all over now!"

4. Where did Rebecca find Manuel hiding within the confines of the pool hall?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the ladies' room.
(c) In the men's room.
(d) In the alleyway.

5. What object did Manuel hit his own head with when he was trying to show Manny how fed up he was with Rebecca?
(a) A rifle.
(b) A liquor bottle.
(c) A ruler.
(d) A bottle of pills.

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. What errand did Manny's mother send him to his school to accomplish even though it was still summer?

3. Where was Manny's $20 located when Manuel took it from him?

4. Though Manny's mother wanted him to attend a better high school, his father disagreed. What did he want Manny to do instead?

5. What occasions did Manny mention were the only times he had been to the middle-class neighborhoods across town?

(see the answer key)

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