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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In contrast to Manny's father's method of worrying aloud, Manny said his mother was more quiet and would take which two actions while she worried?
2. What happened to make the 20 people still standing in the fields raise a cheer?
3. When Stinky broke a bone in Manny's little finger, what lie did he tell his mother about how he got hurt?
4. How many pool tables did Manny's dad's favorite pool hall have?
5. What had the Garcia brothers done to make Manny's father so mad at them?
Short Essay Questions
1. What details does Manny reveal to the reader about his teacher Mr. Hart?
2. Why did Manny travel to his school even though it is still summer?
3. What emotions did Nardo display while he watched the Mexican man pick peppers in the row next to his?
4. What is the significance of Manny's daydream about being on the baseball team and having people looking at him?
5. What did Manuel do with the $20 he took from Manny's pocket?
6. How did Mr. Hart give Manny $20 even though Manny had refused it?
7. What effect does the simile have on the reader when Manny saw a van coming toward the fields and described it as "approaching like a dog sneaking up on a bush" (13)?
8. What was the main reason Nardo was reluctant to work in the fields?
9. How does the theme of "otherness" emerge within the aftermath of the Immigration officers' removal of the illegal immigrants from the field?
10. Why did Mr. Hart take a roundabout way when he took Manny home?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within the robbery scene near the end of the novel. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the book.
Essay Topic 2
Write a feminist criticism essay of the novel, using textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the treatment of gender roles in the book.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss how the themes of truth and lies are interwoven within the novel’s narrative. Create a strong, specific claim and support it with concrete details from the novel.
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