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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many weeks of training did the boxers get before the big fight?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) One month.
(c) Two months.
(d) Two weeks.

2. What did Manny see when he opened the bathroom door when Rebecca and Magda were inside?
(a) He saw Magda leaning over the toilet, throwing up.
(b) He saw a tiny baby on the floor.
(c) He saw Rebecca slap Magda's face.
(d) He saw Magda lying in the tub, bleeding.

3. Manny told Manuel that if he shot Rebecca, he would be thrown in jail. Manny asked Manuel to think of what would happen to Manuel's children then. Manuel replies that he only cares about one family member. Who is it?
(a) Manny.
(b) Magda.
(c) Pedi.
(d) Rebecca.

4. What did Manuel refuse to do that caused him to be taken to jail by the policemen?
(a) He refused to let the police search the house.
(b) He refused to tell Rebecca that he was sorry.
(c) He refused to let them seize his rifle.
(d) He refused to lie on the ground.

5. After Rebecca took Manny out of the pool hall, what did Manny see his father doing when he looked through the window at him?
(a) He saw him smash a glass on the floor.
(b) He saw him lean forward on the stool and rub his chin.
(c) He saw him crying.
(d) He saw him head to the men's room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion did Manny realize the hospital receptionist's sighs about Magda's condition really signified?

2. After Manny slipped out of Grandma Rosa's wake, what kind of tree did he climb?

3. What was NOT a reason that the administration at Manny's school gave for being unable to transfer him to Hawthorn School?

4. What was the main reason Lencho came over to talk to Manny during lunch on the first day he did so?

5. What did Nardo do just before he went to bed on the night he climbed into the bedroom window?

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