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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job did Nardo NOT hold, according to his brother Manny?
(a) Busboy.
(b) Dishwasher.
(c) Bellhop.
(d) Short Order Cook.

2. When Nardo filled his container more quickly than Manny did, what did he buy at the taco truck?
(a) An ice water.
(b) A burrito.
(c) A soda.
(d) A popsicle.

3. What did the Garcia brothers have in their hands when they were chasing the dog?
(a) Chains.
(b) Sticks.
(c) Baseball bats.
(d) Boomerangs.

4. What objects did Manny's and Nardo's father give them in which they could collect chili peppers in the fields?
(a) Sombreros.
(b) Milking buckets.
(c) Paint cans.
(d) Banana boxes.

5. 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?
(a) He remembered that he had left his quarter inside the pool hall.
(b) He burned his arm on the car door.
(c) He saw the Garcia brothers running toward the car.
(d) He got mad at his father for staying too long at the pool hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Manny described a fight he had once seen at the pool hall, what did he say about it?

2. What item did Manny have his eye on that caused him to want to work in the fields to earn money?

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

4. When Manny's mother pressed her hands down onto Manny's shoulders, what was the scent coming from her hands?

5. About how many people started running when the Immigration vans showed up at the pepper fields?

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