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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mr. Hart write on the paper bag during his meeting with Manny in his office?
(a) Send Manny's transcripts to Hawthorn School.
(b) Be back in 20 minutes.
(c) Give the Hernandez boy $20.
(d) Remember to pick up milk.

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

3. As Manny's father walked away from the car that would not start, what did Bobby and Stinky do to annoy him?
(a) Sprayed a hose in his direction.
(b) Yelled insults at him.
(c) Whistled at him.
(d) Threw gravel at him.

4. Though kids were not allowed at the pool hall, where was Manny sometimes allowed to sit in order to wait for his dad?
(a) In the kitchen next to the dishwasher.
(b) At a picnic table just outside the front doors.
(c) In the men's room.
(d) On a stool at the far end of the bar.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Nardo filled his container more quickly than Manny did, what did he buy at the taco truck?

3. What object did Manuel use to signal Manny that he wanted him to go his room?

4. What object did Manuel hit his own head with when he was trying to show Manny how fed up he was with Rebecca?

5. Why did Manny decide against calling his dad for a ride home from his school?

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