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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 round was Boise and Lencho's fight in when Mr. Hart hit the bell to signal that the fight was over?
(a) Round four.
(b) Round two.
(c) Round three.
(d) Round one.

2. What did Manny mean when he said, "I was of my grandpa Ignacio's line of useful blood?" (6)
(a) He meant that his grandfather believed in organ and blood donation.
(b) He meant that his grandfather would do whatever he could for anyone in need.
(c) He meant that his grandfather was an extremely hard worker.
(d) He meant that his grandfather believed that family should come before everything else in life.

3. What feature had the city wanted to build when they had torn down most of the houses around Grandma Rosa's place?
(a) A freeway.
(b) A roller skating rink.
(c) A skate park.
(d) A reservoir.

4. When Manny's mother pressed her hands down onto Manny's shoulders, what was the scent coming from her hands?
(a) Lavender.
(b) Bleach.
(c) Rosewater.
(d) Ammonia.

5. Why did Manny and Albert sit outside to eat even though it was too cold for most students to do so?
(a) They did not like eating in the crowded cafeteria.
(b) They liked to watch Miss Van der Meer come out of her classroom at noon.
(c) They liked eating lunch in the sun.
(d) They dressed warmly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What metaphor did Manny use to describe what Manuel would feel like upon seeing Manny arrive home in a white, middle-class guy's car?

2. Why did Grandma Rosa stare at the stool Nardo brought for her to sit on before she sat down on it?

3. What claim to fame did Coach Rogers have that everyone knew about, even Manny's dad from when he had been in school?

4. What did Magda do that signaled to her family that her fever had broken and she was going to be fine?

5. What objects did Manny's and Nardo's father give them in which they could collect chili peppers in the fields?

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