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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Manny certain that Lencho would not beat him up for teasing him from across the school yard?
(a) Because he knew Lencho would not jeopardize his chances of getting Nardo onto his boxing team.
(b) Because he knew that Lencho was afraid of Nardo.
(c) Because he knew that Lencho would not risk getting suspended before the big fight.
(d) Because he knew that Lencho had a good sense of humor.

2. With whom was Linda in unrequited love?
(a) Rio.
(b) Manny.
(c) Manuel.
(d) Nardo.

3. What did Manny realize about Eddie's identity just before Eddie rounded the corner by Long's Drugstore?
(a) He realized that Eddie was Mr. Hart's son.
(b) He realized that Eddie was the boy Magda had been meeting behind the house the day he nearly accidentally shot Pedi.
(c) He realized that Eddie was Mondo's brother.
(d) He realized that Eddie worked at the pharmacy with Nardo.

4. With whom did Manny share his feelings about not knowing how to talk to girls?
(a) Nardo.
(b) Dorothy.
(c) Frankie.
(d) Magda.

5. What simile did the author use to describe the weather on the day of Grandma Rosa's funeral?
(a) "The sun was as bright as an egg yolk" (83).
(b) "The sky was as black as an eggplant" (83).
(c) "The raindrops were sharp as tacks" (83).
(d) "The clouds were as thick as a milkshake" (83).

Short Answer Questions

1. What was inside the pinata that held the candies and chocolates that burst forth when Rebecca hit it as a child?

2. What caused Manny to curse while in the back seat of the car after the family had picked up Manny's father from the pool hall?

3. When Manuel was trying to shoot Rebecca, what alerted Manny to the fact that the police had arrived?

4. What did Manny's mother do upon hearing him curse?

5. Where did Rebecca find Manuel hiding within the confines of the pool hall?

(see the answer key)

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