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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Magda's best friend who worked with her at Valley Laundry?
(a) Lydia.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Lulu.
(d) Linda.

2. 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 a drink of water.
(d) He needed his bloody nose packed.

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

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

5. Why did Nardo have a hard time climbing inside his bedroom window when he was trying to sneak back inside the house?
(a) Because he was drunk.
(b) Because the window was stuck and would not open wider.
(c) Because Manny had moved the milk crate that Nardo used as a ladder.
(d) Because he was afraid of heights.

6. What analogy did Manny use to describe how little attention Miss Van der Meer paid to him?
(a) "She paid us less mind than a hen would pay to her broken egg" (114).
(b) "She paid us less mind than she would a wad of chewing gum stuck on the sidewalk" (114).
(c) "She paid us less mind than a turtle would pay to scratches on the top of its own shell" (114).
(d) "She paid us less mind than she would a bit of toilet paper on her shoe" (114).

7. What piece of equipment was Albert using when he received a gash in his hand?
(a) A jump rope.
(b) A tetherball.
(c) A punching bag.
(d) A medicine ball.

8. What did Manny use to keep Pedi occupied while he was watching her during Magda's date with her secret boyfriend?
(a) Monopoly.
(b) Tiddlywinks.
(c) Jacks.
(d) Dominoes.

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

10. What was Magda's reply when she came back from her date and Manny asked her why her hair was messy?
(a) She said she had lost her bobby pins.
(b) She said she had been kissing a boy.
(c) She said she needed a haircut.
(d) She said it was windy outside.

11. Why was Manny certain that Lencho would not beat him up for teasing him from across the school yard?
(a) Because he knew that Lencho had a good sense of humor.
(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 Lencho would not jeopardize his chances of getting Nardo onto his boxing team.

12. What part of Malcolm's body did Chico run into that knocked him unconscious?
(a) His chest.
(b) His head.
(c) His knee.
(d) His elbow.

13. What was the weather like on the day Manny and Rebecca took Magda to the hospital?
(a) Cold and windy.
(b) Cold and snowing,
(c) Hot and sunny.
(d) Hot and windy.

14. Who woke up Nardo and Manny and told them to go do yard work at Grandma Rosa's house?
(a) Manuel.
(b) Rebecca.
(c) Pedi.
(d) Magda.

15. What claim to fame did Coach Rogers have that everyone knew about, even Manny's dad from when he had been in school?
(a) He had been a Golden Gloves boxing champion.
(b) He had trained a famous fighter named Sugar Ray Leadfoot.
(c) He had competed at shot put in the Olympics.
(d) He had won the Tour de France.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Manny suspect that the bullet had lodged when he had narrowly missed accidentally shooting Pedi?

2. What did Manuel use to hit Manny and Nardo at the wake to stop them from wrestling each other?

3. What simile did the author use to describe the weather on the day of Grandma Rosa's funeral?

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

5. What was the main reason Lencho came over to talk to Manny during lunch on the first day he did so?

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