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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. What occasions did Manny mention were the only times he had been to the middle-class neighborhoods across town?
2. What did Manuel do when Mr. Hart moved to shake his hand?
3. Though kids were not allowed at the pool hall, where was Manny sometimes allowed to sit in order to wait for his dad?
4. Who watched Pedi while Manny and Rebecca went to the pool hall to try and get Manuel to return home?
5. After Rebecca took Manny out of the pool hall, what did Manny see his father doing when he looked through the window at him?
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. Why was Manuel immediately furious when he saw Manny get out of Mr. Hart's car?
3. What caused Rebecca to think that Manuel was somewhere in the pool hall even though Rico told her that Manuel had gone home?
4. What kind of relationship did Manny's father and mother have?
5. What emotions did Nardo display while he watched the Mexican man pick peppers in the row next to his?
6. How did Mr. Hart give Manny $20 even though Manny had refused it?
7. 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?
8. 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?
9. What did Nardo's grandmother mean when she said, "Es muy vivo" about Nardo?
10. What is the significance of Manny's daydream about being on the baseball team and having people looking at him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast Manny Hernandez, the protagonist of Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida, to Holden, the protagonist of The Catcher in the Rye. Which of the the messages sent by Victor Martinez and J.D. Salinger are the same and how do those messages differ? Provide concrete details from both novels in order to support your claims.
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
How is the topic of materialism treated within the novel? Create a claim stating the author’s message regarding materialism and wealth. Prove your claim with concrete details from the novel.
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