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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) "Slender as a snake."
(d) "Thin as an exclamation point."

2. What did Manuel use to hit Manny and Nardo at the wake to stop them from wrestling each other?
(a) His belt.
(b) A wooden spoon.
(c) His shoe.
(d) A plate.

3. Who watched Pedi while Manny and Rebecca went to the pool hall to try and get Manuel to return home?
(a) Sophie.
(b) Magda.
(c) The Garcia brothers.
(d) Mr. Hart.

4. What did Manny's mother do upon hearing him curse?
(a) She told him calmly that he was grounded for the next week.
(b) She smacked him in the mouth.
(c) She yelled at him in Spanish.
(d) She pleaded with Manny's father to discipline him when they arrived home.

5. What had the Garcia brothers done to make Manny's father so mad at them?
(a) They had broken the new croquet set Manny's father had purchased for the neighborhood's use.
(b) They had trampled the flowers that Manny's mother had planted in their yard.
(c) They had teased Manny's little sister Pedi and had made her cry.
(d) They had keyed Manny's father's car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What natural disaster occurred within the dream that Manny had about Grandma Rosa after she died?

2. Where did Manny ask Mr. Hart to drop him off so as to avoid being seen by his neighbors or family members?

3. What was the name of Magda's best friend who worked with her at Valley Laundry?

4. What did Manny use to keep Pedi occupied while he was watching her during Magda's date with her secret boyfriend?

5. On what day of the week did Manny help Nardo with his medicine delivery route?

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