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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 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?
(a) She began to bleed again.
(b) Her fever rose higher than the doctor had said it would.
(c) She could not talk.
(d) Her pain got intolerable.

2. What high school were the white students bussed in from in order to attend Manny's school?
(a) Franklin High.
(b) Alemany High.
(c) Fresno High.
(d) Jefferson High.

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

4. When Manny arrived home and his mother told him to stop blocking the television, what had Manny been sure she had been about to ask him to do?
(a) Scrub the floor.
(b) Sweep the patio.
(c) Fold the laundry.
(d) Wash the dishes.

5. What simile did Manny use on page 39 to describe the tie that Mr. Hart always wore?
(a) "Black as a shadow."
(b) "Thin as an exclamation point."
(c) "Red as a chili pepper."
(d) "Slender as a snake."

Short Answer Questions

1. At what did Manuel point to when he asked Manny, "Don't you think I know people like this?" (47)?

2. What reasons did Manny give for he and Nardo being slow at picking chili peppers?

3. Why did Nardo have a hard time climbing inside his bedroom window when he was trying to sneak back inside the house?

4. What feature had the city wanted to build when they had torn down most of the houses around Grandma Rosa's place?

5. When Manny's mother pressed her hands down onto Manny's shoulders, what was the scent coming from her hands?

(see the answer key)

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