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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 job did Nardo NOT hold, according to his brother Manny?
(a) Dishwasher.
(b) Busboy.
(c) Bellhop.
(d) Short Order Cook.

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

3. According to Manny, what did Mr. Hart's office smell like?
(a) Savory.
(b) Peppery.
(c) Sweet.
(d) Salty.

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) They had not yet learned the proper techniques of picking peppers.
(c) Their row was too low to the ground, so they had to squat uncomfortably in order to pick the peppers.
(d) They were unaccustomed to the heat of the day, so sweat kept running in their eyes and blinding them.

5. What occasions did Manny mention were the only times he had been to the middle-class neighborhoods across town?
(a) On car rides to see the Christmas light displays.
(b) On Sundays when the family went to church.
(c) On occasions when he visited his uncle.
(d) On hot days when he and his friends would play in the lawn sprinklers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Though Manny's mother wanted him to attend a better high school, his father disagreed. What did he want Manny to do instead?

2. What was it about chili pepper picking that "lured workers from Mexico needing quick cash for rent or emergency food" (11)?

3. Though Stinky was in Manny's grade at school, how much older was he than Manny?

4. How many days did Manuel's drinking binge last before Rebecca and Manny went to try to get him to come home?

5. What item did Manny have his eye on that caused him to want to work in the fields to earn money?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

10. 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?

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