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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 was it about chili pepper picking that "lured workers from Mexico needing quick cash for rent or emergency food" (11)?
(a) The location of the chili fields was hidden and unlikely to attract Immigration officers.
(b) The weighing area workers paid the pickers right after announcing their loads.
(c) The spicy pollen emanating from the peppers bothered most people, but Mexicans used to utilizing peppers in their cooking were not bothered.
(d) It was a job that required little to no equipment investment.

2. What was one reason Manny's dad did NOT cite when listing why he would not agree to apply for welfare?
(a) The whole neighborhood would find out they were on welfare.
(b) They would make a copy of his driver's license and it would stay in the welfare office's files.
(c) Social workers would visit their home and treat them like criminals.
(d) The money they would get would not be enough to support them anyway.

3. What did Manny use to keep Pedi occupied while he was watching her during Magda's date with her secret boyfriend?
(a) Monopoly.
(b) Dominoes.
(c) Jacks.
(d) Tiddlywinks.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Magda threaten to do if Rebecca did not stop meddling in her life?

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

3. What did Manny do in Mr. Hart's office when Mr. Hart motioned for him to sit down?

4. What did the Garcia brothers have in their hands when they were chasing the dog?

5. What did Manuel exclaim when he first arrived home from the Pool Hall after a two-day binge?

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