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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Magda's best friend who worked with her at Valley Laundry?
(a) Lydia.
(b) Lulu.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Linda.

2. What example from her own life did Rebecca cite when she told Magda not to ruin her life like she had?
(a) That she had gotten pregnant at 16.
(b) That she had not attended college.
(c) That she had married a man she did not love.
(d) That she had quit school.

3. What did Manny describe as the two main activities that students did in his English class with Mr. Shattler?
(a) They read magazines and played bingo.
(b) They threw spitballs and made collages.
(c) They read detective fiction and studied Shakespeare.
(d) They studied poetry and gave speeches.

4. What high school were the white students bussed in from in order to attend Manny's school?
(a) Franklin High.
(b) Alemany High.
(c) Jefferson High.
(d) Fresno High.

5. What action did Rebecca finally take when Manny kept insisting that they needed to take Magda back to the hospital?
(a) She woke up Nardo to ask his advice.
(b) She woke up Manuel to ask his advice.
(c) She hit the side of Manny's head with her cupped hand.
(d) She went to get Manuel's car keys.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what did Manuel point to when he asked Manny, "Don't you think I know people like this?" (47)?

2. What symptom did Magda exhibit the night they got back from the hospital that made Rebecca wonder if they should take her back to the hospital?

3. Where was Manny's $20 located when Manuel took it from him?

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

5. What errand did Manny's mother send him to his school to accomplish even though it was still summer?

(see the answer key)

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