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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 did Manny signal to Mr. Hart that he had enough money for school supplies?
(a) He patted his pocket.
(b) He mimed writing with a pencil.
(c) He shook his head no.
(d) He nodded his head.

2. After Mr. Hart left, Manny felt how angry Manuel was and he wanted to run away. What prevented him from running away?
(a) He said he knew he would get a more severe beating later if he ran.
(b) He says he knew he had to stay and receive his punishment.
(c) He did not want to alert Rebecca to what was happening by running inside.
(d) He said his legs felt paralyzed.

3. What was the main reason Lencho came over to talk to Manny during lunch on the first day he did so?
(a) Lencho asked Manny if he thought Magda would go out on a date with him.
(b) Lencho asked Manny to ask his brother Nardo to join Lencho's boxing team.
(c) Lencho asked Manny if he knew what was inside the white teacher's classroom.
(d) Lencho came to confront Manny for saying nasty things about Lencho behind his back.

4. According to Manny, what did Mr. Hart's office smell like?
(a) Peppery.
(b) Salty.
(c) Savory.
(d) Sweet.

5. While Manny and his mother were watching Manny's father trying to start the car, what was Manny's little sister Pedi doing?
(a) Studying a caterpillar in her hands.
(b) Asking her father to take her with him to the pool hall.
(c) Erasing sparrow tracks from the dusty porch.
(d) Playing Jacks on the porch.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What object did Manuel hit his own head with when he was trying to show Manny how fed up he was with Rebecca?

3. What was Grandma Rosa wearing when she came into the yard to talk to Manny and Nardo?

4. What did Manny mean when he said, "I was of my grandpa Ignacio's line of useful blood?" (6)

5. Where did Rebecca tell Magda to go once she and Manny had returned home from the pool hall?

(see the answer key)

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