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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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 outfielder's glove.
(b) A batting glove.
(c) A set of shin guards.
(d) A baseball bat.

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

3. Where was Manny's $20 located when Manuel took it from him?
(a) In his pants pocket.
(b) In his shirt pocket.
(c) In his hand.
(d) In his shoe.

4. What does the Spanish word "perico" (51) mean?
(a) Oven.
(b) Mimic.
(c) Parrot.
(d) Ocean.

5. What did the Garcia brothers have in their hands when they were chasing the dog?
(a) Boomerangs.
(b) Baseball bats.
(c) Chains.
(d) Sticks.

6. What reasons did Manny give for he and Nardo being slow at picking chili peppers?
(a) Nardo kept stopping to watch the girls at the weighing area, and Manny kept stopping to watch the other pickers' quickness.
(b) Their row was too low to the ground, so they had to squat uncomfortably in order to pick the peppers.
(c) They were unaccustomed to the heat of the day, so sweat kept running in their eyes and blinding them.
(d) They had not yet learned the proper techniques of picking peppers.

7. After Mr. Hart left, Manny felt how angry Manuel was and he wanted to run away. What prevented him from running away?
(a) He said his legs felt paralyzed.
(b) He said he knew he would get a more severe beating later if he ran.
(c) He says he knew he had to stay and receive his punishment.
(d) He did not want to alert Rebecca to what was happening by running inside.

8. Why did Manny decide to head back home after his altercation with the Garcia brothers was over?
(a) He wanted to ask Magda for advice about what had happened.
(b) He wanted to nurse his wounds.
(c) He wanted to see if his parents were still fighting.
(d) He did not want to risk running into the Garcia brothers again.

9. When the foreman assigned a chili pepper row to Manny and Nardo, why had it not been chosen by anyone else?
(a) Because there was no shade over that row of peppers.
(b) Because the peppers in it were very far apart from each other.
(c) Because it was covered in white pesticide dust and exhaust fume dirt.
(d) Because the plants in that row were lower to the ground than those in the other rows.

10. What job did Nardo NOT hold, according to his brother Manny?
(a) Short Order Cook.
(b) Dishwasher.
(c) Bellhop.
(d) Busboy.

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

12. What did Manny mean when he said, "I was of my grandpa Ignacio's line of useful blood?" (6)
(a) He meant that his grandfather believed in organ and blood donation.
(b) He meant that his grandfather would do whatever he could for anyone in need.
(c) He meant that his grandfather was an extremely hard worker.
(d) He meant that his grandfather believed that family should come before everything else in life.

13. 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 he broke it sliding into second base.
(c) He said that Magda hit it with an iron when he was helping her at her laundry job.
(d) He said he got it caught in a joint of jungle gym.

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

15. What occasions did Manny mention were the only times he had been to the middle-class neighborhoods across town?
(a) On Sundays when the family went to church.
(b) On occasions when he visited his uncle.
(c) On car rides to see the Christmas light displays.
(d) On hot days when he and his friends would play in the lawn sprinklers.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Besides his drinking, what was the other reason Manny's mother hated for Manny's father to go to the pool hall?

4. When Manny arrived home and his mother told him to stop blocking the television, what had Manny been sure she had been about to ask him to do?

5. What did Mr. Hart write on the paper bag during his meeting with Manny in his office?

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