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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Pedi.
(b) Magda.
(c) Rebecca.
(d) Manny.

2. When Manny and Rebecca got to the pool hall to find Manuel, who told Rebecca that Manuel had already gone home?
(a) Rico.
(b) Manny.
(c) Mr. Sanchez.
(d) The Garcia brothers.

3. Where did Rebecca tell Magda to go once she and Manny had returned home from the pool hall?
(a) To their neighbor Sophie's house.
(b) To her friend Linda's house.
(c) In the back bedroom to watch Pedi.
(d) To the pool hall.

4. What errand did Manny's mother send him to his school to accomplish even though it was still summer?
(a) To get a copy of his grades.
(b) To register for his classes.
(c) To get his school picture taken.
(d) To apply for Honors classes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What metaphor did Manny use to describe what Manuel would feel like upon seeing Manny arrive home in a white, middle-class guy's car?

2. How did Manny's father lose his job as a translator for the city?

3. When Manuel was trying to shoot Rebecca, what alerted Manny to the fact that the police had arrived?

4. Besides his drinking, what was the other reason Manny's mother hated for Manny's father to go to the pool hall?

5. What occasions did Manny mention were the only times he had been to the middle-class neighborhoods across town?

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