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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What special talent did Nardo's grandmother claim that he had?
(a) A knack for getting people to like him.
(b) A marvelous work ethic.
(c) An ability to use any ingredients to make a superb meal.
(d) A sixth sense for seeing trouble coming.

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

4. What occasions did Manny mention were the only times he had been to the middle-class neighborhoods across town?
(a) On Sundays when the family went to church.
(b) On car rides to see the Christmas light displays.
(c) On hot days when he and his friends would play in the lawn sprinklers.
(d) On occasions when he visited his uncle.

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

6. 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 burned his arm on the car door.
(b) He got mad at his father for staying too long at the pool hall.
(c) He remembered that he had left his quarter inside the pool hall.
(d) He saw the Garcia brothers running toward the car.

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

8. 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 could have been at home helping her with chores.
(b) She said that milk drained into the gutter.
(c) She said that he wasted time he could have been looking for a job.
(d) She said that he flirted with other women.

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

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

11. What simile did Manny use on page 39 to describe the tie that Mr. Hart always wore?
(a) "Black as a shadow."
(b) "Red as a chili pepper."
(c) "Thin as an exclamation point."
(d) "Slender as a snake."

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

13. 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 his legs felt paralyzed.
(c) He said he knew he would get a more severe beating later if he ran.
(d) He says he knew he had to stay and receive his punishment.

14. What did the Garcia brothers have in their hands when they were chasing the dog?
(a) Sticks.
(b) Baseball bats.
(c) Boomerangs.
(d) Chains.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Manny described a fight he had once seen at the pool hall, what did he say about it?

2. When Nardo filled his container more quickly than Manny did, what did he buy at the taco truck?

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

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

5. What errand did Manny's mother send him to his school to accomplish even though it was still summer?

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