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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Rebecca tell Magda to go once she and Manny had returned home from the pool hall?
(a) To their neighbor Sophie's house.
(b) In the back bedroom to watch Pedi.
(c) To her friend Linda's house.
(d) To the pool hall.

2. When Manny described a fight he had once seen at the pool hall, what did he say about it?
(a) He watched a guy hit the bartender over the head with a liquor bottle.
(b) He watched his dad knock another man to the floor with one punch.
(c) He watched a guy smack another guy with a cue stick and knock him unconscious.
(d) He watched a guy throw a cue ball and knock another man's teeth out.

3. 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 crying.
(b) He saw him smash a glass on the floor.
(c) He saw him lean forward on the stool and rub his chin.
(d) He saw him head to the men's room.

4. Though Stinky was in Manny's grade at school, how much older was he than Manny?
(a) Three years older.
(b) One year older.
(c) Two years older.
(d) Four years older.

5. 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?
(a) He got mad at his father for staying too long at the pool hall.
(b) He saw the Garcia brothers running toward the car.
(c) He remembered that he had left his quarter inside the pool hall.
(d) He burned his arm on the car door.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reasons did Manny give for he and Nardo being slow at picking chili peppers?

2. Who was left in the house when Manuel finally came home from his drinking binge?

3. What was Manuel searching for when he knocked all of Rebecca's ceramic animal collection all over the floor?

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

5. What two activities most often occurred at the Big Lawn?

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