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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one solution that Manny did NOT wish Rebecca would choose in response to Manuel's attempt to shoot her?
(a) Run off by herself, leaving the family behind.
(b) Kick Manuel out of the house.
(c) Leave Manuel for good.
(d) Go live with Grandma Rosa for a while.

2. After Rebecca took Manny out of the pool hall, what did Manny see his father doing when he looked through the window at him?
(a) He saw him head to the men's room.
(b) He saw him smash a glass on the floor.
(c) He saw him lean forward on the stool and rub his chin.
(d) He saw him crying.

3. What part of the dead loved one's body did Manny's family believe the mourners should touch at the funeral?
(a) The neck.
(b) The face.
(c) The top of the head.
(d) The hand.

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

5. What feature did Grandma Rosa say that each of her neighbors' houses had sported before they had all moved away to have their houses torn down?
(a) A fountain.
(b) A garden.
(c) A porch swing.
(d) A picket fence.

Short Answer 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?

2. What had the Garcia brothers done to make Manny's father so mad at them?

3. What example from her own life did Rebecca cite when she told Magda not to ruin her life like she had?

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

5. What was one reason Manny's dad did NOT cite when listing why he would not agree to apply for welfare?

(see the answer key)

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