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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Manny decide against calling his dad for a ride home from his school?
(a) Because he knew his father was probably at Rico's Pool Hall.
(b) Because he was embarrassed by his father's dilapidated car.
(c) Because Manny thought his dad would have a hangover and would be mad at him for calling.
(d) Because his brother Nardo was more likely to give him a ride.

2. When Stinky broke a bone in Manny's little finger, what lie did he tell his mother about how he got hurt?
(a) He said he got it caught in the rungs of a ladder.
(b) He said that Magda hit it with an iron when he was helping her at her laundry job.
(c) He said he broke it sliding into second base.
(d) He said he got it caught in a joint of jungle gym.

3. What location was Manny's father's favorite place in the world?
(a) Puerto's Pool Hall.
(b) Rich's Pool Hall.
(c) The Big Lawn.
(d) Rico's Pool Hall.

4. What natural disaster occurred within the dream that Manny had about Grandma Rosa after she died?
(a) An earthquake.
(b) A tsunami.
(c) A blizzard.
(d) A tornado.

5. What metaphor did Manny use to describe what Manuel would feel like upon seeing Manny arrive home in a white, middle-class guy's car?
(a) "The worst acid I could have poured into his stomach" (45).
(b) "The worst acid I could have swiped across his forehead" (45).
(c) "The worst acid I could have poured down his throat" (45).
(d) "The worst acid I could have mixed into his drink" (45).

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two musicians were Magda's favorites?

2. What did Manny mean when he said, "I was of my grandpa Ignacio's line of useful blood?" (6)

3. How did Nardo end up as the victor in the fight over the sacks of peppers in the row next to his?

4. When the foreman assigned a chili pepper row to Manny and Nardo, why had it not been chosen by anyone else?

5. Who woke up Nardo and Manny and told them to go do yard work at Grandma Rosa's house?

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