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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While Manny and his mother were watching Manny's father trying to start the car, what was Manny's little sister Pedi doing?
(a) Asking her father to take her with him to the pool hall.
(b) Erasing sparrow tracks from the dusty porch.
(c) Playing Jacks on the porch.
(d) Studying a caterpillar in her hands.

2. What piece of equipment was Albert using when he received a gash in his hand?
(a) A punching bag.
(b) A tetherball.
(c) A medicine ball.
(d) A jump rope.

3. How did Nardo end up as the victor in the fight over the sacks of peppers in the row next to his?
(a) He was stronger than the two men who challenged him, so he won the short shoving contest.
(b) He was the only one who knew how to undo the complex knots tied at the top of the sacks.
(c) He said he had been working closest to that row, so he deserved the spoils.
(d) He grabbed them before anyone else, so he said he had solidified his rights to their contents.

4. What need did Lencho have after the fight that Manny fulfilled after taking pity on him?
(a) He needed help climbing out of the ring.
(b) He needed his gloves removed.
(c) He needed his bloody nose packed.
(d) He needed a drink of water.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What simile did Manny use on page 39 to describe the tie that Mr. Hart always wore?

2. When the lady reached out her hands to retrieve her purse from Eddie's grasp, what did he do?

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

4. What flaw did the asphalt in front of Grandma Rosa's house exhibit?

5. What chore did Rebecca do when she was hurt by Magda's threats during their argument?

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