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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 Nardo filled his container more quickly than Manny did, what did he buy at the taco truck?
(a) A popsicle.
(b) A soda.
(c) An ice water.
(d) A burrito.

2. As Manny's father walked away from the car that would not start, what did Bobby and Stinky do to annoy him?
(a) Threw gravel at him.
(b) Sprayed a hose in his direction.
(c) Whistled at him.
(d) Yelled insults at him.

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

4. Though Manny's mother wanted him to attend a better high school, his father disagreed. What did he want Manny to do instead?
(a) Manny's father wanted him to stay in his current school and to do whatever he could to succeed there.
(b) Manny's father wanted him to get a job at the local slaughterhouse and to begin an apprenticeship.
(c) Manny's father wanted him to drop out of high school and to start taking classes at the community college.
(d) Manny's father wanted him to drop out of school and get a dishwashing job to start working his way up in the world.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Mr. Hart left, Manny felt how angry Manuel was and he wanted to run away. What prevented him from running away?

2. In contrast to Manny's father's method of worrying aloud, Manny said his mother was more quiet and would take which two actions while she worried?

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

4. What job did Nardo NOT hold, according to his brother Manny?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What did Manuel do with the $20 he took from Manny's pocket?

3. 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?

4. Why did Mr. Hart take a roundabout way when he took Manny home?

5. What is the significance of Manny's daydream about being on the baseball team and having people looking at him?

6. What is significant about how Rebecca behaved during the scene in which the police came into the Hernandez's home?

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

8. What was the lost job that Nardo missed the most and why?

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

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

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