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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What simile did the author use to describe the weather on the day of Grandma Rosa's funeral?
(a) "The sky was as black as an eggplant" (83).
(b) "The sun was as bright as an egg yolk" (83).
(c) "The clouds were as thick as a milkshake" (83).
(d) "The raindrops were sharp as tacks" (83).

2. What symptom did Magda exhibit the night they got back from the hospital that made Rebecca wonder if they should take her back to the hospital?
(a) Her fever rose higher than the doctor had said it would.
(b) She began to bleed again.
(c) She could not talk.
(d) Her pain got intolerable.

3. Why did Manny decide to head back home after his altercation with the Garcia brothers was over?
(a) He wanted to see if his parents were still fighting.
(b) He wanted to nurse his wounds.
(c) He wanted to ask Magda for advice about what had happened.
(d) He did not want to risk running into the Garcia brothers again.

4. What analogy did Manny use to describe how little attention Miss Van der Meer paid to him?
(a) "She paid us less mind than a hen would pay to her broken egg" (114).
(b) "She paid us less mind than she would a wad of chewing gum stuck on the sidewalk" (114).
(c) "She paid us less mind than she would a bit of toilet paper on her shoe" (114).
(d) "She paid us less mind than a turtle would pay to scratches on the top of its own shell" (114).

5. When Pedi was helping Manuel pick up the bullets he had dropped onto the ground, Manuel picked up a bullet as well. What did he do with it?
(a) He threw it in the trash can.
(b) He gave it to Manuel.
(c) He gave it to Pedi.
(d) He put it in his pocket.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Manuel came in the room and recognized what was happening, what did he say?

2. When the foreman assigned a chili pepper row to Manny and Nardo, why had it not been chosen by anyone else?

3. What is one solution that Manny did NOT wish Rebecca would choose in response to Manuel's attempt to shoot her?

4. Where did Rebecca tell Magda to go once she and Manny had returned home from the pool hall?

5. After Mr. Hart left, Manny felt how angry Manuel was and he wanted to run away. What prevented him from running away?

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