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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Manny ask Mr. Hart to drop him off so as to avoid being seen by his neighbors or family members?
(a) At the entry gate to the projects.
(b) At the supermarket three blocks away from his house.
(c) By the irrigation ditch behind the projects.
(d) At Rico's Pool Hall.

2. What did Manny say was the true reason Rebecca had gone to Sophie's to get her hair done?
(a) Because she wanted to talk to Sophie about how she could leave Manuel without getting hurt.
(b) Because she wanted to let herself cool down before she talked to Manuel.
(c) Because she wanted to pretty herself up since she felt terrible about embarrassing Manuel.
(d) Because she wanted to talk to Sophie about taking care of Pedi for a few weeks while she tried to repair her marriage.

3. What did Mr. Hart write on the paper bag during his meeting with Manny in his office?
(a) Be back in 20 minutes.
(b) Send Manny's transcripts to Hawthorn School.
(c) Remember to pick up milk.
(d) Give the Hernandez boy $20.

4. What object did Manuel hit his own head with when he was trying to show Manny how fed up he was with Rebecca?
(a) A ruler.
(b) A liquor bottle.
(c) A rifle.
(d) A bottle of pills.

5. What meaning did Manuel ascribe to the note that Rebecca had left him about going to get her hair done at Sophie's?
(a) He thought Rebecca wanted to leave him.
(b) He thought that Rebecca was not at Sophie's but was instead out cheating on him.
(c) He thought it symbolized how little time she spent with him as of late.
(d) He was angry that she was spending money on hairstyling.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Stinky broke a bone in Manny's little finger, what lie did he tell his mother about how he got hurt?

2. How did Manny's father lose his job as a translator for the city?

3. What location was Manny's father's favorite place in the world?

4. Though Manny's mother wanted him to attend a better high school, his father disagreed. What did he want Manny to do instead?

5. What special talent did Nardo's grandmother claim that he had?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about how Rebecca behaved during the scene in which the police came into the Hernandez's home?

2. What was the main reason Nardo was reluctant to work in the fields?

3. What is ironic about Nardo being the one that "jeered at the [Immigration] officers" the loudest as the people were led away and put into vans?

4. What emotions did Nardo display while he watched the Mexican man pick peppers in the row next to his?

5. How is the theme of racism demonstrated within the scene when Manny asks the secretary for his transcripts?

6. Why was Manuel immediately furious when he saw Manny get out of Mr. Hart's car?

7. What was the lost job that Nardo missed the most and why?

8. How did Mr. Hart give Manny $20 even though Manny had refused it?

9. How does the theme of "otherness" emerge within the aftermath of the Immigration officers' removal of the illegal immigrants from the field?

10. What caused Rebecca to think that Manuel was somewhere in the pool hall even though Rico told her that Manuel had gone home?

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