1. What meaning did Manuel ascribe to the note that Rebecca had left him about going to get her hair done at Sophie's?
(a) He was angry that she was spending money on hairstyling.
(b) He thought that Rebecca was not at Sophie's but was instead out cheating on him.
(c) He thought Rebecca wanted to leave him.
(d) He thought it symbolized how little time she spent with him as of late.

2. 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?
(a) He threw it in the trash can.
(b) He put it in his pocket.
(c) He gave it to Manuel.
(d) He gave it to Pedi.

3. 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 milk drained into the gutter.
(c) She said that he could have been at home helping her with chores.
(d) She said that he wasted time he could have been looking for a job.

4. 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?
(a) She would bite her nails and look at the sky.
(b) She would lie down on the couch and refuse to move.
(c) She would glare at Manny's father and tap her foot.
(d) She would give the family the silent treatment and throw herself into housework.

5. At what did Manuel point to when he asked Manny, "Don't you think I know people like this?" (47)?
(a) The sky.
(b) The political sign in the neighbor's front yard.
(c) The picture of the president on Manny's $20.
(d) The back of Mr. Hart's car as he drove away.