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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What errand did Manny's mother send him to his school to accomplish even though it was still summer?
(a) To register for his classes.
(b) To get a copy of his grades.
(c) To apply for Honors classes.
(d) To get his school picture taken.

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

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

4. Though kids were not allowed at the pool hall, where was Manny sometimes allowed to sit in order to wait for his dad?
(a) On a stool at the far end of the bar.
(b) At a picnic table just outside the front doors.
(c) In the kitchen next to the dishwasher.
(d) In the men's room.

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

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. 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?

3. At what did Manuel point to when he asked Manny, "Don't you think I know people like this?" (47)?

4. 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?

5. What reasons did Manny give for he and Nardo being slow at picking chili peppers?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the theme of domestic violence arise sharply within the scene when Manuel returns from his two-day drinking binge?

2. What emotions did Nardo display while he watched the Mexican man pick peppers in the row next to his?

3. What details does Manny reveal to the reader about his teacher Mr. Hart?

4. How does the theme of "otherness" emerge within the aftermath of the Immigration officers' removal of the illegal immigrants from the field?

5. What did Manny mean when he said, "Miracles don't wait for doubters" (8) once Nardo had agreed to come work in the fields with him?

6. What was the main reason Nardo was reluctant to work in the fields?

7. What is the significance of Manuel's words to Manny after he snatched the $20l from Manny's pocket?

8. What caused Rebecca to think that Manuel was somewhere in the pool hall even though Rico told her that Manuel had gone home?

9. What kind of relationship did Manny's father and mother have?

10. Why was Manuel immediately furious when he saw Manny get out of Mr. Hart's car?

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