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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. After Rebecca took Manny out of the pool hall, what did Manny see his father doing when he looked through the window at him?
(a) He saw him smash a glass on the floor.
(b) He saw him crying.
(c) He saw him head to the men's room.
(d) He saw him lean forward on the stool and rub his chin.

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?
(a) He gave it to Manuel.
(b) He put it in his pocket.
(c) He gave it to Pedi.
(d) He threw it in the trash can.

3. What did Manny say was the true reason Rebecca had gone to Sophie's to get her hair done?
(a) Because she wanted to let herself cool down before she talked to Manuel.
(b) Because she wanted to pretty herself up since she felt terrible about embarrassing Manuel.
(c) Because she wanted to talk to Sophie about how she could leave Manuel without getting hurt.
(d) Because she wanted to talk to Sophie about taking care of Pedi for a few weeks while she tried to repair her marriage.

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

5. What was it about chili pepper picking that "lured workers from Mexico needing quick cash for rent or emergency food" (11)?
(a) It was a job that required little to no equipment investment.
(b) The weighing area workers paid the pickers right after announcing their loads.
(c) The location of the chili fields was hidden and unlikely to attract Immigration officers.
(d) The spicy pollen emanating from the peppers bothered most people, but Mexicans used to utilizing peppers in their cooking were not bothered.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how many people started running when the Immigration vans showed up at the pepper fields?

2. Where did Rebecca find Manuel hiding within the confines of the pool hall?

3. What location was Manny's father's favorite place in the world?

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

5. Who tried to buy Manuel a drink after Rebecca found Manuel's hiding place?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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)?

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

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