1. What item did Manny have his eye on that caused him to want to work in the fields to earn money?
(a) A baseball bat.
(b) A batting glove.
(c) A baseball outfielder's glove.
(d) A set of shin guards.

2. What happened to make the 20 people still standing in the fields raise a cheer?
(a) Some of the illegal aliens seemed to have gotten away by hiding within the cornstalks.
(b) One of the Immigration officers tripped and fell on his face in the field.
(c) Two of the Immigration vans ran into one another.
(d) Nardo shouted an insult at the foreman for letting the Immigration officers onto the property.

3. 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 fall, the golden leaves turned their yards brilliant colors.
(b) In the spring, the grass was green and abundant.
(c) In the winter, the mulberry trees lost their leaves and gave a stately air to the houses' yards.
(d) In the summer, the lawn sprinklers gave their yards a festive atmosphere.

4. When Manny described a fight he had once seen at the pool hall, what did he say about it?
(a) He watched a guy smack another guy with a cue stick and knock him unconscious.
(b) He watched a guy throw a cue ball and knock another man's teeth out.
(c) He watched a guy hit the bartender over the head with a liquor bottle.
(d) He watched his dad knock another man to the floor with one punch.

5. Why did Nardo get fired from his busboy job?
(a) He came late too many times.
(b) He danced with a guest.
(c) He broke some dishes.
(d) He dated the boss's daughter without permission.