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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Lencho prevent his boxers from lifting weights?
(a) He did not have the money it would cost for them to buy weights.
(b) He wanted them to remain quick rather than bulking up.
(c) He did not want them to hurt themselves.
(d) He did not want them to have to fight over the weights with Coach Rogers' boxers.

2. Why did Rebecca keep looking back over her shoulder when she was taking Manny home from the pool hall?
(a) She was afraid that Manuel was following them.
(b) She wanted to see if her friend Sophie was behind them.
(c) She wanted to see if a bus was coming that could take them the rest of the way home.
(d) She was hoping that Manuel was following them.

3. What was NOT a reason that the administration at Manny's school gave for being unable to transfer him to Hawthorn School?
(a) It was too late for a transfer.
(b) His grades were not strong enough.
(c) There were already too many kids at Hawthorn School.
(d) There was an imbalance in the student body.

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

5. What need did Lencho have after the fight that Manny fulfilled after taking pity on him?
(a) He needed his gloves removed.
(b) He needed help climbing out of the ring.
(c) He needed his bloody nose packed.
(d) He needed a drink of water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What unusual items did Lencho mention that Miss Van der Meer had in her classroom?

2. What occasions did Manny mention were the only times he had been to the middle-class neighborhoods across town?

3. When Stinky broke a bone in Manny's little finger, what lie did he tell his mother about how he got hurt?

4. What did Nardo and Manny build out of bricks in Grandma Rosa's yard?

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

(see the answer key)

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