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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After Manny slipped out of Grandma Rosa's wake, what kind of tree did he climb?
(a) An oak tree.
(b) A cherry tree.
(c) A mulberry tree.
(d) A cactus.

3. What happened to make the 20 people still standing in the fields raise a cheer?
(a) Nardo shouted an insult at the foreman for letting the Immigration officers onto the property.
(b) One of the Immigration officers tripped and fell on his face in the field.
(c) Two of the Immigration vans ran into one another.
(d) Some of the illegal aliens seemed to have gotten away by hiding within the cornstalks.

4. What was the name of Magda's best friend who worked with her at Valley Laundry?
(a) Linda.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Lulu.
(d) Lydia.

5. Where did Rebecca find Manuel hiding within the confines of the pool hall?
(a) In the ladies' room.
(b) In the kitchen.
(c) In the alleyway.
(d) In the men's room.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What drink did Nardo go inside Grandma Rosa's to get when he and Manny were almost done with the yard work at Grandma Rosa's house?

4. What did Miss Van der Meer do when she realized Manny did not understand her literary reference to Hotspur?

5. What was the source of Manny's and Pedi's argument while he was babysitting her during Magda's date?

(see the answer key)

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