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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Rebecca keep looking back over her shoulder when she was taking Manny home from the pool hall?
(a) She wanted to see if her friend Sophie was behind them.
(b) She was afraid that Manuel was following them.
(c) She was hoping that Manuel was following them.
(d) She wanted to see if a bus was coming that could take them the rest of the way home.

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

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

4. Though Manny's mother wanted him to attend a better high school, his father disagreed. What did he want Manny to do instead?
(a) Manny's father wanted him to drop out of high school and to start taking classes at the community college.
(b) Manny's father wanted him to drop out of school and get a dishwashing job to start working his way up in the world.
(c) Manny's father wanted him to stay in his current school and to do whatever he could to succeed there.
(d) Manny's father wanted him to get a job at the local slaughterhouse and to begin an apprenticeship.

5. What was it about chili pepper picking that "lured workers from Mexico needing quick cash for rent or emergency food" (11)?
(a) The weighing area workers paid the pickers right after announcing their loads.
(b) It was a job that required little to no equipment investment.
(c) The location of the chili fields was hidden and unlikely to attract Immigration officers.
(d) The spicy pollen emanating from the peppers bothered most people, but Mexicans used to utilizing peppers in their cooking were not bothered.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mr. Hart write on the paper bag during his meeting with Manny in his office?

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

3. What did Manny mean when he said, "I was of my grandpa Ignacio's line of useful blood?" (6)

4. What caused Manny to curse while in the back seat of the car after the family had picked up Manny's father from the pool hall?

5. When Manuel was trying to shoot Rebecca, what alerted Manny to the fact that the police had arrived?

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