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

2. Manny told Manuel that if he shot Rebecca, he would be thrown in jail. Manny asked Manuel to think of what would happen to Manuel's children then. Manuel replies that he only cares about one family member. Who is it?
(a) Pedi.
(b) Rebecca.
(c) Magda.
(d) Manny.

3. What reasons did Manny give for he and Nardo being slow at picking chili peppers?
(a) They were unaccustomed to the heat of the day, so sweat kept running in their eyes and blinding them.
(b) Nardo kept stopping to watch the girls at the weighing area, and Manny kept stopping to watch the other pickers' quickness.
(c) Their row was too low to the ground, so they had to squat uncomfortably in order to pick the peppers.
(d) They had not yet learned the proper techniques of picking peppers.

4. What did Manuel do when Mr. Hart moved to shake his hand?
(a) He ignored Mr. Hart's hand.
(b) He turned his back on Mr. Hart.
(c) He motioned that his hands were dirty from picking mint.
(d) He shook his hand and greeted him warmly.

5. What did Manny's mother do upon hearing him curse?
(a) She smacked him in the mouth.
(b) She pleaded with Manny's father to discipline him when they arrived home.
(c) She told him calmly that he was grounded for the next week.
(d) She yelled at him in Spanish.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Manny, what did Mr. Hart's office smell like?

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. While Manny and his mother were watching Manny's father trying to start the car, what was Manny's little sister Pedi doing?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What effect does the simile have on the reader when Manny saw a van coming toward the fields and described it as "approaching like a dog sneaking up on a bush" (13)?

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. How did Mr. Hart give Manny $20 even though Manny had refused it?

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is ironic about Nardo being the one that "jeered at the [Immigration] officers" the loudest as the people were led away and put into vans?

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