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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Manny arrived home and his mother told him to stop blocking the television, what had Manny been sure she had been about to ask him to do?
(a) Wash the dishes.
(b) Sweep the patio.
(c) Fold the laundry.
(d) Scrub the floor.

2. What does the Spanish word "perico" (51) mean?
(a) Mimic.
(b) Parrot.
(c) Oven.
(d) Ocean.

3. Once the Immigration officers had departed with their prisoners, what did everyone left claim they had done to help the Mexican people?
(a) They claimed that they had warned the Mexicans earlier in the day that there was a possibility of a raid.
(b) They claimed that they had encouraged the Mexicans not to run.
(c) They claimed that they had told them to bribe the Immigration officers.
(d) They claimed that they had told the people to run when they saw the first van.

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

5. What was it about chili pepper picking that "lured workers from Mexico needing quick cash for rent or emergency food" (11)?
(a) It was a job that required little to no equipment investment.
(b) The location of the chili fields was hidden and unlikely to attract Immigration officers.
(c) The weighing area workers paid the pickers right after announcing their loads.
(d) The spicy pollen emanating from the peppers bothered most people, but Mexicans used to utilizing peppers in their cooking were not bothered.

6. 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 keyed Manny's father's car.
(d) They had teased Manny's little sister Pedi and had made her cry.

7. Why did Manny decide to head back home after his altercation with the Garcia brothers was over?
(a) He wanted to ask Magda for advice about what had happened.
(b) He wanted to nurse his wounds.
(c) He did not want to risk running into the Garcia brothers again.
(d) He wanted to see if his parents were still fighting.

8. What did Manny mean when he said, "I was of my grandpa Ignacio's line of useful blood?" (6)
(a) He meant that his grandfather believed in organ and blood donation.
(b) He meant that his grandfather was an extremely hard worker.
(c) He meant that his grandfather believed that family should come before everything else in life.
(d) He meant that his grandfather would do whatever he could for anyone in need.

9. How many days did Manuel's drinking binge last before Rebecca and Manny went to try to get him to come home?
(a) Seven days.
(b) Four days.
(c) Three days.
(d) Two days.

10. What did Manuel refuse to do that caused him to be taken to jail by the policemen?
(a) He refused to lie on the ground.
(b) He refused to let the police search the house.
(c) He refused to let them seize his rifle.
(d) He refused to tell Rebecca that he was sorry.

11. 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) Ballerina.
(b) Shortstop.
(c) Engineer.
(d) Conductor.

12. What metaphor did Manny use to describe what Manuel would feel like upon seeing Manny arrive home in a white, middle-class guy's car?
(a) "The worst acid I could have poured down his throat" (45).
(b) "The worst acid I could have poured into his stomach" (45).
(c) "The worst acid I could have swiped across his forehead" (45).
(d) "The worst acid I could have mixed into his drink" (45).

13. About how many people started running when the Immigration vans showed up at the pepper fields?
(a) 80.
(b) 20.
(c) 40.
(d) 30.

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

15. 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 lie down on the couch and refuse to move.
(c) She would give the family the silent treatment and throw herself into housework.
(d) She would glare at Manny's father and tap her foot.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How many pool tables did Manny's dad's favorite pool hall have?

3. How did Manny signal to Mr. Hart that he had enough money for school supplies?

4. According to Manny, what did Mr. Hart's office smell like?

5. How did Manny's father lose his job as a translator for the city?

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