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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Nardo end up as the victor in the fight over the sacks of peppers in the row next to his?
(a) He grabbed them before anyone else, so he said he had solidified his rights to their contents.
(b) He said he had been working closest to that row, so he deserved the spoils.
(c) He was stronger than the two men who challenged him, so he won the short shoving contest.
(d) He was the only one who knew how to undo the complex knots tied at the top of the sacks.

2. What unusual items did Lencho mention that Miss Van der Meer had in her classroom?
(a) Microscopes.
(b) Couches.
(c) Boom boxes.
(d) Beanbag chairs.

3. What did Manny suspect was Albert's real reason for joining the boxing team?
(a) Manny thought Albert wanted to impress his father.
(b) Manny thought Albert wanted to become a professional boxer.
(c) Manny thought Albert wanted to join the Berets.
(d) Manny thought Albert wanted to build some popularity so he could meet girls.

4. 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 kicked out of the Berets.
(d) He was not allowed to continue using the weight room after school.

5. What was the name of Grandma Rosa's cat?
(a) Elvis.
(b) Horacio.
(c) Armando.
(d) Bernardo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Manny certain that Lencho would not beat him up for teasing him from across the school yard?

2. According to Manny, what did Mr. Hart's office smell like?

3. When Magda went to meet a boy behind the house and Rebecca was putting things away at Grandma Rosa's and Manny stayed home to watch Pedi, where was Manuel?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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