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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In contrast to Manny's father's method of worrying aloud, Manny said his mother was more quiet and would take which two actions while she worried?
(a) She would bite her nails and look at the sky.
(b) She would give the family the silent treatment and throw herself into housework.
(c) She would lie down on the couch and refuse to move.
(d) She would glare at Manny's father and tap her foot.

2. What object did Manuel hit his own head with when he was trying to show Manny how fed up he was with Rebecca?
(a) A rifle.
(b) A ruler.
(c) A liquor bottle.
(d) A bottle of pills.

3. After his grandfather had become riddled with dementia, what is the one memory Manny said that his grandfather had still clung to?
(a) Rebecca's breaking of the pinata beneath the cherry tree.
(b) The prejudice he had experienced as a Mexican-American man.
(c) The Mexico desert he had crossed when coming to America.
(d) The beautiful recognition of his wife's face.

4. What time of day did Rebecca prefer to do the housework?
(a) Before sunset.
(b) At dusk.
(c) After sunset.
(d) Before sunrise.

5. What did Manuel do when Mr. Hart moved to shake his hand?
(a) He turned his back on Mr. Hart.
(b) He ignored Mr. Hart's hand.
(c) He motioned that his hands were dirty from picking mint.
(d) He shook his hand and greeted him warmly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the leader of the Callaway Projects gang?

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

3. What example from her own life did Rebecca cite when she told Magda not to ruin her life like she had?

4. When Manny described a fight he had once seen at the pool hall, what did he say about it?

5. After Rebecca took Manny out of the pool hall, what did Manny see his father doing when he looked through the window at him?

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