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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Manny do in Mr. Hart's office when Mr. Hart motioned for him to sit down?
(a) He walked to the window and looked outside.
(b) He sat down.
(c) He left.
(d) He remained standing.

2. How did Manny signal to Mr. Hart that he had enough money for school supplies?
(a) He shook his head no.
(b) He nodded his head.
(c) He patted his pocket.
(d) He mimed writing with a pencil.

3. Why did Rebecca keep looking back over her shoulder when she was taking Manny home from the pool hall?
(a) She was hoping that Manuel was following them.
(b) She was afraid that Manuel was following them.
(c) She wanted to see if her friend Sophie was behind them.
(d) She wanted to see if a bus was coming that could take them the rest of the way home.

4. What did Manny say was the true reason Rebecca had gone to Sophie's to get her hair done?
(a) Because she wanted to pretty herself up since she felt terrible about embarrassing Manuel.
(b) Because she wanted to let herself cool down before she talked to Manuel.
(c) Because she wanted to talk to Sophie about taking care of Pedi for a few weeks while she tried to repair her marriage.
(d) Because she wanted to talk to Sophie about how she could leave Manuel without getting hurt.

5. Which item of Manny's clothing caused him embarrassment during his meeting with Mr. Hart at the school?
(a) His belt.
(b) His shoes.
(c) His hat.
(d) His pants.

6. How many pool tables did Manny's dad's favorite pool hall have?
(a) Two.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Twelve.

7. What objects did Manny's and Nardo's father give them in which they could collect chili peppers in the fields?
(a) Paint cans.
(b) Milking buckets.
(c) Sombreros.
(d) Banana boxes.

8. 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?
(a) He put it in his pocket.
(b) He threw it in the trash can.
(c) He gave it to Pedi.
(d) He gave it to Manuel.

9. 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) Scrub the floor.
(b) Sweep the patio.
(c) Wash the dishes.
(d) Fold the laundry.

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

11. Besides his drinking, what was the other reason Manny's mother hated for Manny's father to go to the pool hall?
(a) She said that he wasted time he could have been looking for a job.
(b) She said that milk drained into the gutter.
(c) She said that he could have been at home helping her with chores.
(d) She said that he flirted with other women.

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

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

14. When Manny described a fight he had once seen at the pool hall, what did he say about it?
(a) He watched his dad knock another man to the floor with one punch.
(b) He watched a guy smack another guy with a cue stick and knock him unconscious.
(c) He watched a guy throw a cue ball and knock another man's teeth out.
(d) He watched a guy hit the bartender over the head with a liquor bottle.

15. What reasons did Manny give for he and Nardo being slow at picking chili peppers?
(a) Their row was too low to the ground, so they had to squat uncomfortably in order to pick the peppers.
(b) They were unaccustomed to the heat of the day, so sweat kept running in their eyes and blinding them.
(c) Nardo kept stopping to watch the girls at the weighing area, and Manny kept stopping to watch the other pickers' quickness.
(d) They had not yet learned the proper techniques of picking peppers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was left in the house when Manuel finally came home from his drinking binge?

2. Though kids were not allowed at the pool hall, where was Manny sometimes allowed to sit in order to wait for his dad?

3. While Manny and his mother were watching Manny's father trying to start the car, what was Manny's little sister Pedi doing?

4. Why did Nardo get fired from his busboy job?

5. What special talent did Nardo's grandmother claim that he had?

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