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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many miscarriages, if any, had Rebecca had?
(a) None.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

2. 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?
(a) At the bar.
(b) At Grandma Rosa's helping Rebecca.
(c) At Rico's Pool Hall.
(d) At work.

3. What author was Miss Van der Meer referencing when she said that Lencho was a regular Hotspur?
(a) William Shakespeare.
(b) John Steinbeck.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) Willa Cather.

4. What emotion did Manny realize the hospital receptionist's sighs about Magda's condition really signified?
(a) Curiosity.
(b) Embarrassment.
(c) Sympathy.
(d) Disapproval.

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

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

7. What natural disaster occurred within the dream that Manny had about Grandma Rosa after she died?
(a) A tornado.
(b) A blizzard.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) A tsunami.

8. What did Magda do that signaled to her family that her fever had broken and she was going to be fine?
(a) She laughed.
(b) She looked suddenly alert and surprised to see them standing over her.
(c) She told them she felt better.
(d) She asked for food.

9. What reason did Rebecca give Manny for why they could not wake up Manuel and tell him what was happening with Magda?
(a) She said Manuel would blame Manny for not keeping an eye on Magda.
(b) She said that Manuel would blame himself for not keeping an eye on Magda.
(c) She said Manuel would blame her for not keeping an eye on Magda.
(d) She said that Manuel would throw Magda out of the house for her indiscretion.

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

11. What question did Malcolm Augustus, Chico's opponent, know the answer to when no one else in Manny's biology class had known?
(a) How many apheds can fit on a single rose.
(b) How many stars there are in the sky.
(c) How much blood flows during the average woman's menstrual cycle.
(d) How many eggs a toad lays on average.

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

13. What caused Manny to think he had shot and killed Pedi when the rifle had accidentally gone off in his hands?
(a) She fainted.
(b) She screamed.
(c) She fell onto the floor.
(d) She did not make a sound.

14. What did Miss Van der Meer do when she realized Manny did not understand her literary reference to Hotspur?
(a) She jogged his memory about the book's reference since she knew all freshmen had read it.
(b) She brought him into her classroom and read from a literary work.
(c) She said it did not matter and told Manny to forget it.
(d) She told him the plot of the story she had been referencing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Magda threaten to do if Rebecca did not stop meddling in her life?

2. What chore did Rebecca do when she was hurt by Magda's threats during their argument?

3. Who woke up Nardo and Manny and told them to go do yard work at Grandma Rosa's house?

4. With whom was Linda in unrequited love?

5. What was Manuel doing when Manny, Magda, and Rebecca got home from the hospital?

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