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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Stinky broke a bone in Manny's little finger, what lie did he tell his mother about how he got hurt?
(a) He said he got it caught in a joint of jungle gym.
(b) He said that Magda hit it with an iron when he was helping her at her laundry job.
(c) He said he got it caught in the rungs of a ladder.
(d) He said he broke it sliding into second base.

2. When Pedi was helping Manuel pick up the bullets he had dropped onto the ground, Manuel picked up a bullet as well. What did he do with it?
(a) He put it in his pocket.
(b) He threw it in the trash can.
(c) He gave it to Manuel.
(d) He gave it to Pedi.

3. 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?
(a) "The worst acid I could have swiped across his forehead" (45).
(b) "The worst acid I could have poured into his stomach" (45).
(c) "The worst acid I could have poured down his throat" (45).
(d) "The worst acid I could have mixed into his drink" (45).

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

5. 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) Fold the laundry.
(b) Sweep the patio.
(c) Scrub the floor.
(d) Wash the dishes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Rebecca tell Magda to go once she and Manny had returned home from the pool hall?

2. Which item of Manny's clothing caused him embarrassment during his meeting with Mr. Hart at the school?

3. What was one reason Manny's dad did NOT cite when listing why he would not agree to apply for welfare?

4. Where did Rebecca find Manuel hiding within the confines of the pool hall?

5. What did the Garcia brothers have in their hands when they were chasing the dog?

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