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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Though Manny described the houses in their project development as being not "pretty or stylish" (23) he said that sometimes they had one quality that made them beautiful. What was that one quality?
(a) In the summer, the lawn sprinklers gave their yards a festive atmosphere.
(b) In the fall, the golden leaves turned their yards brilliant colors.
(c) In the spring, the grass was green and abundant.
(d) In the winter, the mulberry trees lost their leaves and gave a stately air to the houses' yards.

2. Besides his drinking, what was the other reason Manny's mother hated for Manny's father to go to the pool hall?
(a) She said that he flirted with other women.
(b) She said that he could have been at home helping her with chores.
(c) She said that milk drained into the gutter.
(d) She said that he wasted time he could have been looking for a job.

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

4. As Manny's father walked away from the car that would not start, what did Bobby and Stinky do to annoy him?
(a) Whistled at him.
(b) Sprayed a hose in his direction.
(c) Threw gravel at him.
(d) Yelled insults at him.

5. What had the Garcia brothers done to make Manny's father so mad at them?
(a) They had teased Manny's little sister Pedi and had made her cry.
(b) They had broken the new croquet set Manny's father had purchased for the neighborhood's use.
(c) They had keyed Manny's father's car.
(d) They had trampled the flowers that Manny's mother had planted in their yard.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Nardo end up as the victor in the fight over the sacks of peppers in the row next to his?

2. What caused Manny to curse while in the back seat of the car after the family had picked up Manny's father from the pool hall?

3. What job did Nardo NOT hold, according to his brother Manny?

4. When Stinky broke a bone in Manny's little finger, what lie did he tell his mother about how he got hurt?

5. What did Manny mean when he said, "I was of my grandpa Ignacio's line of useful blood?" (6)

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