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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days did Manuel's drinking binge last before Rebecca and Manny went to try to get him to come home?
(a) Two days.
(b) Three days.
(c) Four days.
(d) Seven days.

2. What object did Manuel use to signal Manny that he wanted him to go his room?
(a) His hat.
(b) His watch.
(c) A chinaberry branch.
(d) A cigarette.

3. What did Manny's mother do upon hearing him curse?
(a) She smacked him in the mouth.
(b) She told him calmly that he was grounded for the next week.
(c) She pleaded with Manny's father to discipline him when they arrived home.
(d) She yelled at him in Spanish.

4. What reasons did Manny give for he and Nardo being slow at picking chili peppers?
(a) Nardo kept stopping to watch the girls at the weighing area, and Manny kept stopping to watch the other pickers' quickness.
(b) They were unaccustomed to the heat of the day, so sweat kept running in their eyes and blinding them.
(c) They had not yet learned the proper techniques of picking peppers.
(d) Their row was too low to the ground, so they had to squat uncomfortably in order to pick the peppers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What item did Manny have his eye on that caused him to want to work in the fields to earn money?

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

4. What did Manny do in Mr. Hart's office when Mr. Hart motioned for him to sit down?

5. While Manny and his mother were watching Manny's father trying to start the car, what was Manny's little sister Pedi doing?

(see the answer key)

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