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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 was the most serious consequence levied upon Lencho for losing the fight against Boise?
(a) He was thrown out of the house by his father.
(b) He was prohibited from ever running a boxing team at school again.
(c) He was not allowed to continue using the weight room after school.
(d) He was kicked out of the Berets.

2. Though Manny's mother wanted him to attend a better high school, his father disagreed. What did he want Manny to do instead?
(a) Manny's father wanted him to get a job at the local slaughterhouse and to begin an apprenticeship.
(b) Manny's father wanted him to stay in his current school and to do whatever he could to succeed there.
(c) Manny's father wanted him to drop out of school and get a dishwashing job to start working his way up in the world.
(d) Manny's father wanted him to drop out of high school and to start taking classes at the community college.

3. As Manny's father walked away from the car that would not start, what did Bobby and Stinky do to annoy him?
(a) Whistled at him.
(b) Threw gravel at him.
(c) Yelled insults at him.
(d) Sprayed a hose in his direction.

4. What flaw did the asphalt in front of Grandma Rosa's house exhibit?
(a) It was too thin.
(b) It stunk like tar.
(c) It was lumpy.
(d) It had potholes.

5. What did Manny list as Nardo's sole physical flaw?
(a) His knees were knobby.
(b) His ears were too big.
(c) He had a birthmark on his shoulder.
(d) His eyes were far apart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What plants did NOT grow in Grandma Rosa's yard?

2. What feature did Grandma Rosa say that each of her neighbors' houses had sported before they had all moved away to have their houses torn down?

3. Who was left in the house when Manuel finally came home from his drinking binge?

4. What symptom did Magda exhibit the night they got back from the hospital that made Rebecca wonder if they should take her back to the hospital?

5. Once the Immigration officers had departed with their prisoners, what did everyone left claim they had done to help the Mexican people?

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