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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Manny's mother pressed her hands down onto Manny's shoulders, what was the scent coming from her hands?
(a) Ammonia.
(b) Bleach.
(c) Rosewater.
(d) Lavender.

2. According to Manny, what did Mr. Hart's office smell like?
(a) Salty.
(b) Savory.
(c) Sweet.
(d) Peppery.

3. What simile did Manny use on page 39 to describe the tie that Mr. Hart always wore?
(a) "Red as a chili pepper."
(b) "Black as a shadow."
(c) "Thin as an exclamation point."
(d) "Slender as a snake."

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What errand did Manny's mother send him to his school to accomplish even though it was still summer?

2. What occasions did Manny mention were the only times he had been to the middle-class neighborhoods across town?

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

4. Why did Manny decide to head back home after his altercation with the Garcia brothers was over?

5. What objects did Manny's and Nardo's father give them in which they could collect chili peppers in the fields?

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