Show:
Figurative Language
Characters
Plot
Manny
Theme
100
What is a simile?
a comparison between 2 or more unlike things using like or as
100
Who are the members of Manny's family?
Mom, dad, Magda, Nardo, Manny, and Pedi
100
Who is telling the story?
Manny
100
What did Manny want to buy at the beginning of the book?
a baseball glove
100
What is a constant issue in Manny's family throughout the novel?
poverty or dad's alcoholism
200
What means a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for effect?
Hyperbole
200
Who gives Manny money because he notices his torn shoes?
Mr. Hart
200
What terrible thing happened to Magda, and she had to be taken to the hospital?
She had a miscarriage and got sick
200
What happens when Manny inspects his father's gun?
He almost shoots his little sister Pedi.
200
Why does Manny's dad take away the money given to Manny?
His father is prejudiced against white people. He thinks they look down on Mexicans.
300
What is a metaphor?
A comparison where one thing becomes or is another
300
What does Nardo have trouble with doing? What do people assume about him?
He has trouble keeping a job. People assume he is lazy.
300
What does mom do to make her problems go away?
Cleans the house
300
What does Manny's dad call Manny? What does it mean?
a parrot (el perico) Manny's dad thinks Manny is too trusting.
300
How was Manny's family treated at the hospital? Why?
They were treated poorly, possibly because she was racist, or judging Madga's age, or the fact they were poor
400
What are images or details that emphasize our senses in order to recreate a scene for the reader?
Sensory details
400
Who were the bullies of the neighborhood?
The Garcia Brothers (Bobby, Stinky, Little Tommy)
400
Where did Manny go before he decided to join a gang?
Dorothy's party
400
According to Manny, what is the major perk of joining the gang?
being able to make-out with a girl
400
What decision does Manny make once he realizes who Eddie is?
He decides he doesn't want to be like Eddie (a guy who hurts women)
500
What is the following figure of speech: "I remember tears of ice dripping from the trees and frozen pools clasping the blackened soil..."
personification
500
Who is Eddie?
Magda's boyfriend and the boy who robbed the woman at the end of the novel.
500
What fighting pair was the school excited to see fight?
Lencho and Boise Johnson
500
How did it come about that Manny was at some rich white girl's party?
Mr. Giddens invited him to spy on his daughter while he is out of town.
500
Describe how Manny feels about his family at the end of the novel.