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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Besides his drinking, what was the other reason Manny's mother hated for Manny's father to go to the pool hall?
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?
3. What object did Manuel hit his own head with when he was trying to show Manny how fed up he was with Rebecca?
4. What did Manuel do when Mr. Hart moved to shake his hand?
5. Though Manny's mother wanted him to attend a better high school, his father disagreed. What did he want Manny to do instead?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the theme of domestic violence arise sharply within the scene when Manuel returns from his two-day drinking binge?
2. What parallel did Manny draw between his grandfather Ignacio's personality and his own personality?
3. What kind of relationship did Manny's father and mother have?
4. 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?
5. Why was Manuel immediately furious when he saw Manny get out of Mr. Hart's car?
6. What did Manuel do with the $20 he took from Manny's pocket?
7. What did Nardo's grandmother mean when she said, "Es muy vivo" about Nardo?
8. How does the theme of "otherness" emerge within the aftermath of the Immigration officers' removal of the illegal immigrants from the field?
9. Why did Mr. Hart take a roundabout way when he took Manny home?
10. What did Manny mean when he said, "Miracles don't wait for doubters" (8) once Nardo had agreed to come work in the fields with him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Many characters within the novel exemplify pervasive stereotypes about Mexican-Americans, including Nardo's laziness, Manuel's violent nature, and Rebecca's passivity in the face of abuse. Write an argumentative essay about whether or not the novel should be read in schools. Support your points with concrete details from the narrative.
Essay Topic 2
Describe the effect of alcoholism on the health of the Hernandez family. What conflicts are a direct result of alcohol abuse and what is the author's subsequent message regarding alcoholism and its effect on families? Support your points with concrete details from the novel.
Essay Topic 3
Weather is often described by the author in great detail, particularly within significant scenes. Choose three scenes in which the author describes the weather and discuss how weather is used to set a particular mood for each scene. Use quotes from the novel to support your claims.
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