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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Mr. Hart left, Manny felt how angry Manuel was and he wanted to run away. What prevented him from running away?
(a) He did not want to alert Rebecca to what was happening by running inside.
(b) He said he knew he would get a more severe beating later if he ran.
(c) He said his legs felt paralyzed.
(d) He says he knew he had to stay and receive his punishment.

2. Why did Grandma Rosa stare at the stool Nardo brought for her to sit on before she sat down on it?
(a) She had asked him to bring her the lawnchair.
(b) It was dirty with grime.
(c) She wondered if it would support her weight.
(d) It had belonged to her late husband.

3. When he watches the way that the Mexican man in the next row over moves gracefully and efficiently while picking peppers, at what job did Manny say the man would excel?
(a) Shortstop.
(b) Ballerina.
(c) Engineer.
(d) Conductor.

4. What emotion did Manny realize the hospital receptionist's sighs about Magda's condition really signified?
(a) Curiosity.
(b) Disapproval.
(c) Embarrassment.
(d) Sympathy.

5. How did Manny's father lose his job as a translator for the city?
(a) He called in sick too many times.
(b) He quit because of unfair pay.
(c) He was laid off due to governmental cutbacks.
(d) He drank beer during lunch and came back to work slurring his words.

Short Answer 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?

2. What did Manuel do when Mr. Hart moved to shake his hand?

3. How many days did Manuel's drinking binge last before Rebecca and Manny went to try to get him to come home?

4. What question did Malcolm Augustus, Chico's opponent, know the answer to when no one else in Manny's biology class had known?

5. What location was Manny's father's favorite place in the world?

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