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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Spanish word "perico" (51) mean?
(a) Oven.
(b) Mimic.
(c) Ocean.
(d) Parrot.

2. What chore did Rebecca do when she was hurt by Magda's threats during their argument?
(a) She ironed the sheets.
(b) She weeded the garden.
(c) She swept the floor.
(d) She washed the dishes.

3. What example from her own life did Rebecca cite when she told Magda not to ruin her life like she had?
(a) That she had gotten pregnant at 16.
(b) That she had not attended college.
(c) That she had quit school.
(d) That she had married a man she did not love.

4. What did Manny mean when he said, "I was of my grandpa Ignacio's line of useful blood?" (6)
(a) He meant that his grandfather was an extremely hard worker.
(b) He meant that his grandfather believed in organ and blood donation.
(c) He meant that his grandfather believed that family should come before everything else in life.
(d) He meant that his grandfather would do whatever he could for anyone in need.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What objects did Manny's and Nardo's father give them in which they could collect chili peppers in the fields?

2. What did Magda threaten to do if Rebecca did not stop meddling in her life?

3. What was inside the pinata that held the candies and chocolates that burst forth when Rebecca hit it as a child?

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 did Manuel do when Mr. Hart moved to shake his hand?

(see the answer key)

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