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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 it was windy outside.
(c) She said she needed a haircut.
(d) She said she had been kissing a boy.

3. What was inside the pinata that held the candies and chocolates that burst forth when Rebecca hit it as a child?
(a) A clay pot.
(b) A Coke bottle.
(c) A Tupperware container.
(d) A plastic bag.

4. What milestone did Albert accomplish during training that made Manny start to think their team may have a chance at winning?
(a) He hit the punching bag 100 times in a row.
(b) He jumped the jump rope 200 times in a row.
(c) He hit the tetherball 4 swipes in a row.
(d) He did 40 somersaults in a row.

5. 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 would not risk getting suspended before the big fight.
(b) Because he knew Lencho would not jeopardize his chances of getting Nardo onto his boxing team.
(c) Because he knew that Lencho had a good sense of humor.
(d) Because he knew that Lencho was afraid of Nardo.

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

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

8. What did Manny describe as the two main activities that students did in Miss Van der Meer's English classes?
(a) They read detective fiction and studied Shakespeare.
(b) They read mythology literature and they put on plays.
(c) They learned Greek and Latin roots and they studied Shakespeare.
(d) They held debates and they participated in Socratic seminars.

9. What was Manuel doing when Manny, Magda, and Rebecca got home from the hospital?
(a) Reading the newspaper.
(b) Watching television.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Playing with Pedi.

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

11. What drink did Nardo go inside Grandma Rosa's to get when he and Manny were almost done with the yard work at Grandma Rosa's house?
(a) Water.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) Coca-Cola.
(d) Kool-Aid.

12. What chore did Rebecca do when she was hurt by Magda's threats during their argument?
(a) She swept the floor.
(b) She ironed the sheets.
(c) She weeded the garden.
(d) She washed the dishes.

13. What did Nardo do just before he went to bed on the night he climbed into the bedroom window?
(a) He asked Manny if they should to visit Grandma Rosa soon.
(b) He kissed Manny good night.
(c) He told Manny that he had gotten a job.
(d) He stared at himself in the mirror.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What action did Rebecca finally take when Manny kept insisting that they needed to take Magda back to the hospital?

2. What part of Malcolm's body did Chico run into that knocked him unconscious?

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

4. What was NOT a reason that the administration at Manny's school gave for being unable to transfer him to Hawthorn School?

5. Why did Lencho prevent his boxers from lifting weights?

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