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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 stay in his current school and to do whatever he could to succeed there.
(b) Manny's father wanted him to drop out of high school and to start taking classes at the community college.
(c) Manny's father wanted him to get a job at the local slaughterhouse and to begin an apprenticeship.
(d) Manny's father wanted him to drop out of school and get a dishwashing job to start working his way up in the world.

2. 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 mixed into his drink" (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 swiped across his forehead" (45).

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

4. Why did Manny decide against calling his dad for a ride home from his school?
(a) Because he was embarrassed by his father's dilapidated car.
(b) Because he knew his father was probably at Rico's Pool Hall.
(c) Because his brother Nardo was more likely to give him a ride.
(d) Because Manny thought his dad would have a hangover and would be mad at him for calling.

5. After Mr. Hart left, Manny felt how angry Manuel was and he wanted to run away. What prevented him from running away?
(a) He did not want to alert Rebecca to what was happening by running inside.
(b) He says he knew he had to stay and receive his punishment.
(c) He said his legs felt paralyzed.
(d) He said he knew he would get a more severe beating later if he ran.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Rebecca took Manny out of the pool hall, what did Manny see his father doing when he looked through the window at him?

2. 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?

3. What did Manuel exclaim when he first arrived home from the Pool Hall after a two-day binge?

4. Where did Manny ask Mr. Hart to drop him off so as to avoid being seen by his neighbors or family members?

5. In contrast to Manny's father's method of worrying aloud, Manny said his mother was more quiet and would take which two actions while she worried?

(see the answer key)

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