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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) "Thin as an exclamation point."
(b) "Red as a chili pepper."
(c) "Slender as a snake."
(d) "Black as a shadow."

2. What happened inside the restroom when Manny and Rebecca carried Magda in so she could relieve herself?
(a) The fire alarm went off.
(b) Magda fainted on the floor.
(c) Rebecca slipped on the floor and fell down.
(d) The receptionist came in and told them they could not all be in there together.

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

4. Where did Manny suspect that the bullet had lodged when he had narrowly missed accidentally shooting Pedi?
(a) In the living room ceiling beam.
(b) In the cooler shaft.
(c) In the windowsill.
(d) In the closet ceiling.

5. When the Calloway Projects gang members planned to meet under some maple trees, from which nearby business did they plan to shoplift?
(a) Minute Market.
(b) Safeway.
(c) Nadine's Grocery.
(d) Long's Drugstore.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Eddie hurt the lady whose purse he stole outside of the bank?

2. What does the Spanish word "perico" (51) mean?

3. On Manny's way home from the gang meeting, which one of the Garcia brothers offered Manny part of his apple?

4. Though Manny described the houses in their project development as being not "pretty or stylish" (23) he said that sometimes they had one quality that made them beautiful. What was that one quality?

5. What emotion did Manny realize the hospital receptionist's sighs about Magda's condition really signified?

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