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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Stinky broke a bone in Manny's little finger, what lie did he tell his mother about how he got hurt?
(a) He said he got it caught in a joint of jungle gym.
(b) He said he broke it sliding into second base.
(c) He said that Magda hit it with an iron when he was helping her at her laundry job.
(d) He said he got it caught in the rungs of a ladder.

2. What two activities most often occurred at the Big Lawn?
(a) Badminton and bocce ball.
(b) Baseball and softball.
(c) Baseball and football.
(d) Soccer and football.

3. What did Mr. Hart write on the paper bag during his meeting with Manny in his office?
(a) Send Manny's transcripts to Hawthorn School.
(b) Be back in 20 minutes.
(c) Give the Hernandez boy $20.
(d) Remember to pick up milk.

4. What job did Nardo NOT hold, according to his brother Manny?
(a) Dishwasher.
(b) Busboy.
(c) Bellhop.
(d) Short Order Cook.

5. What did Manuel do when Mr. Hart moved to shake his hand?
(a) He ignored Mr. Hart's hand.
(b) He shook his hand and greeted him warmly.
(c) He motioned that his hands were dirty from picking mint.
(d) He turned his back on Mr. Hart.

6. Who tried to buy Manuel a drink after Rebecca found Manuel's hiding place?
(a) Mr. Hart.
(b) Sophie.
(c) Manny.
(d) Mr. Sanchez.

7. When the foreman assigned a chili pepper row to Manny and Nardo, why had it not been chosen by anyone else?
(a) Because it was covered in white pesticide dust and exhaust fume dirt.
(b) Because the plants in that row were lower to the ground than those in the other rows.
(c) Because the peppers in it were very far apart from each other.
(d) Because there was no shade over that row of peppers.

8. Where did Rebecca tell Magda to go once she and Manny had returned home from the pool hall?
(a) To the pool hall.
(b) In the back bedroom to watch Pedi.
(c) To her friend Linda's house.
(d) To their neighbor Sophie's house.

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

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

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

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

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

14. What meaning did Manuel ascribe to the note that Rebecca had left him about going to get her hair done at Sophie's?
(a) He thought Rebecca wanted to leave him.
(b) He thought that Rebecca was not at Sophie's but was instead out cheating on him.
(c) He thought it symbolized how little time she spent with him as of late.
(d) He was angry that she was spending money on hairstyling.

15. At what did Manuel point to when he asked Manny, "Don't you think I know people like this?" (47)?
(a) The picture of the president on Manny's $20.
(b) The sky.
(c) The back of Mr. Hart's car as he drove away.
(d) The political sign in the neighbor's front yard.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Pedi was helping Manuel pick up the bullets he had dropped onto the ground, Manuel picked up a bullet as well. What did he do with it?

2. What object did Manuel hit his own head with when he was trying to show Manny how fed up he was with Rebecca?

3. After Mr. Hart left, Manny felt how angry Manuel was and he wanted to run away. What prevented him from running away?

4. What objects did Manny's and Nardo's father give them in which they could collect chili peppers in the fields?

5. Manny told Manuel that if he shot Rebecca, he would be thrown in jail. Manny asked Manuel to think of what would happen to Manuel's children then. Manuel replies that he only cares about one family member. Who is it?

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