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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 did Manuel exclaim when he first arrived home from the Pool Hall after a two-day binge?
(a) "I got a job!"
(b) "Everybody come out here now!"
(c) "I'm home!"
(d) "It's all over now!"

2. What analogy did Manny use to describe how little attention Miss Van der Meer paid to him?
(a) "She paid us less mind than she would a wad of chewing gum stuck on the sidewalk" (114).
(b) "She paid us less mind than a hen would pay to her broken egg" (114).
(c) "She paid us less mind than she would a bit of toilet paper on her shoe" (114).
(d) "She paid us less mind than a turtle would pay to scratches on the top of its own shell" (114).

3. Why did Nardo have a hard time climbing inside his bedroom window when he was trying to sneak back inside the house?
(a) Because he was drunk.
(b) Because Manny had moved the milk crate that Nardo used as a ladder.
(c) Because he was afraid of heights.
(d) Because the window was stuck and would not open wider.

4. Why was Manny certain that Lencho would not beat him up for teasing him from across the school yard?
(a) Because he knew Lencho would not jeopardize his chances of getting Nardo onto his boxing team.
(b) Because he knew that Lencho would not risk getting suspended before the big fight.
(c) Because he knew that Lencho had a good sense of humor.
(d) Because he knew that Lencho was afraid of Nardo.

5. What object did Manuel hit his own head with when he was trying to show Manny how fed up he was with Rebecca?
(a) A liquor bottle.
(b) A ruler.
(c) A rifle.
(d) A bottle of pills.

Short Answer Questions

1. What author was Miss Van der Meer referencing when she said that Lencho was a regular Hotspur?

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

3. What reason did Rebecca give Manny for why they could not wake up Manuel and tell him what was happening with Magda?

4. What part of Malcolm's body did Chico run into that knocked him unconscious?

5. What did Mr. Hart write on the paper bag during his meeting with Manny in his office?

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