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

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

3. 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 lie on the ground.
(d) He refused to let the police search the house.

4. After Mr. Hart left, Manny felt how angry Manuel was and he wanted to run away. What prevented him from running away?
(a) He says he knew he had to stay and receive his punishment.
(b) He said he knew he would get a more severe beating later if he ran.
(c) He did not want to alert Rebecca to what was happening by running inside.
(d) He said his legs felt paralyzed.

5. 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 was angry that she was spending money on hairstyling.
(b) He thought Rebecca wanted to leave him.
(c) He thought it symbolized how little time she spent with him as of late.
(d) He thought that Rebecca was not at Sophie's but was instead out cheating on him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Manny's mother do upon hearing him curse?

2. 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?

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

4. What did the Garcia brothers have in their hands when they were chasing the dog?

5. Which item of Manny's clothing caused him embarrassment during his meeting with Mr. Hart at the school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did Manny travel to his school even though it is still summer?

5. What happened to alert Rebecca that Manuel was angry with Manny and that that was the reason he would not leave the pool hall after spending Manny's $20 on alcohol?

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

7. What did Nardo's grandmother mean when she said, "Es muy vivo" about Nardo?

8. What parallel did Manny draw between his grandfather Ignacio's personality and his own personality?

9. Why was it so uncomfortable for Manny to be within the weighing area where the chili peppers were weighed out for measuring how much each person would be paid?

10. How is the theme of racism demonstrated within the scene when Manny asks the secretary for his transcripts?

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