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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who watched Pedi while Manny and Rebecca went to the pool hall to try and get Manuel to return home?
(a) Mr. Hart.
(b) Sophie.
(c) The Garcia brothers.
(d) Magda.

2. What simile did Manny use on page 39 to describe the tie that Mr. Hart always wore?
(a) "Slender as a snake."
(b) "Red as a chili pepper."
(c) "Thin as an exclamation point."
(d) "Black as a shadow."

3. After Mr. Hart left, Manny felt how angry Manuel was and he wanted to run away. What prevented him from running away?
(a) He said his legs felt paralyzed.
(b) He did not want to alert Rebecca to what was happening by running inside.
(c) He says he knew he had to stay and receive his punishment.
(d) He said he knew he would get a more severe beating later if he ran.

4. Though Stinky was in Manny's grade at school, how much older was he than Manny?
(a) Three years older.
(b) Four years older.
(c) One year older.
(d) Two years older.

5. About how many people started running when the Immigration vans showed up at the pepper fields?
(a) 20.
(b) 30.
(c) 40.
(d) 80.

Short Answer Questions

1. In contrast to Manny's father's method of worrying aloud, Manny said his mother was more quiet and would take which two actions while she worried?

2. Why did Manny decide to head back home after his altercation with the Garcia brothers was over?

3. As Manny's father walked away from the car that would not start, what did Bobby and Stinky do to annoy him?

4. After Rebecca took Manny out of the pool hall, what did Manny see his father doing when he looked through the window at him?

5. 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?

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