View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Rebecca keep looking back over her shoulder when she was taking Manny home from the pool hall?
(a) She was afraid that Manuel was following them.
(b) She was hoping that Manuel was following them.
(c) She wanted to see if a bus was coming that could take them the rest of the way home.
(d) She wanted to see if her friend Sophie was behind them.

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

3. What reason did Rebecca give Manny for why they could not wake up Manuel and tell him what was happening with Magda?
(a) She said Manuel would blame Manny for not keeping an eye on Magda.
(b) She said that Manuel would throw Magda out of the house for her indiscretion.
(c) She said Manuel would blame her for not keeping an eye on Magda.
(d) She said that Manuel would blame himself for not keeping an eye on Magda.

4. Which two musicians were Magda's favorites?
(a) Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper.
(b) Elvis Presley and Smokey Robinson.
(c) Smokey Robinson and Frankie Vallee.
(d) Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly.

5. What did Manuel use to hit Manny and Nardo at the wake to stop them from wrestling each other?
(a) His shoe.
(b) His belt.
(c) A wooden spoon.
(d) A plate.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why was Manny certain that Lencho would not beat him up for teasing him from across the school yard?

4. What was Manuel searching for when he knocked all of Rebecca's ceramic animal collection all over the floor?

5. Though kids were not allowed at the pool hall, where was Manny sometimes allowed to sit in order to wait for his dad?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 462 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample