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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. 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) Fold the laundry.
(c) Sweep the patio.
(d) Wash the dishes.

3. Though Stinky was in Manny's grade at school, how much older was he than Manny?
(a) Three years older.
(b) One year older.
(c) Four years older.
(d) Two years older.

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

5. How did Nardo end up as the victor in the fight over the sacks of peppers in the row next to his?
(a) He was the only one who knew how to undo the complex knots tied at the top of the sacks.
(b) He was stronger than the two men who challenged him, so he won the short shoving contest.
(c) He said he had been working closest to that row, so he deserved the spoils.
(d) He grabbed them before anyone else, so he said he had solidified his rights to their contents.

6. What location was Manny's father's favorite place in the world?
(a) The Big Lawn.
(b) Rico's Pool Hall.
(c) Puerto's Pool Hall.
(d) Rich's Pool Hall.

7. Who was left in the house when Manuel finally came home from his drinking binge?
(a) Manny.
(b) Manny, Pedi, and Rebecca.
(c) Manny and Pedi.
(d) Manny and Rebecca.

8. What object did Manuel hit his own head with when he was trying to show Manny how fed up he was with Rebecca?
(a) A bottle of pills.
(b) A rifle.
(c) A ruler.
(d) A liquor bottle.

9. 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 spicy pollen emanating from the peppers bothered most people, but Mexicans used to utilizing peppers in their cooking were not bothered.
(c) The location of the chili fields was hidden and unlikely to attract Immigration officers.
(d) The weighing area workers paid the pickers right after announcing their loads.

10. What was Manuel searching for when he knocked all of Rebecca's ceramic animal collection all over the floor?
(a) Love notes.
(b) Sophie's phone number.
(c) Liquor.
(d) Bullets for his rifle.

11. 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 into his stomach" (45).
(b) "The worst acid I could have swiped across his forehead" (45).
(c) "The worst acid I could have poured down his throat" (45).
(d) "The worst acid I could have mixed into his drink" (45).

12. 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 keyed Manny's father's car.
(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.

13. 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 did not want to risk running into the Garcia brothers again.
(c) He wanted to nurse his wounds.
(d) He wanted to see if his parents were still fighting.

14. What caused Manny to curse while in the back seat of the car after the family had picked up Manny's father from the pool hall?
(a) He got mad at his father for staying too long at the pool hall.
(b) He saw the Garcia brothers running toward the car.
(c) He burned his arm on the car door.
(d) He remembered that he had left his quarter inside the pool hall.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What object did Manuel use to signal Manny that he wanted him to go his room?

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

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

5. What was one reason Manny's dad did NOT cite when listing why he would not agree to apply for welfare?

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