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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Manuel exclaim when he first arrived home from the Pool Hall after a two-day binge?
(a) "Everybody come out here now!"
(b) "I'm home!"
(c) "I got a job!"
(d) "It's all over now!"

3. When he watches the way that the Mexican man in the next row over moves gracefully and efficiently while picking peppers, at what job did Manny say the man would excel?
(a) Conductor.
(b) Ballerina.
(c) Shortstop.
(d) Engineer.

4. 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 the pool hall.
(c) In the back bedroom to watch Pedi.
(d) To her friend Linda's house.

5. How did Nardo end up as the victor in the fight over the sacks of peppers in the row next to his?
(a) He was stronger than the two men who challenged him, so he won the short shoving contest.
(b) He was the only one who knew how to undo the complex knots tied at the top of the sacks.
(c) He said he had been working closest to that row, so he deserved the spoils.
(d) He grabbed them before anyone else, so he said he had solidified his rights to their contents.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what did Manuel point to when he asked Manny, "Don't you think I know people like this?" (47)?

2. Where did Rebecca find Manuel hiding within the confines of the pool hall?

3. What was Manuel searching for when he knocked all of Rebecca's ceramic animal collection all over the floor?

4. How many pool tables did Manny's dad's favorite pool hall have?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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