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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What plants did NOT grow in Grandma Rosa's yard?
(a) Roses.
(b) Ferns.
(c) Cherry trees.
(d) Cacti.

4. 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.

5. 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 had been kissing a boy.
(d) She said she needed a haircut.

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

7. What flaw did the asphalt in front of Grandma Rosa's house exhibit?
(a) It was too thin.
(b) It stunk like tar.
(c) It was lumpy.
(d) It had potholes.

8. After his grandfather had become riddled with dementia, what is the one memory Manny said that his grandfather had still clung to?
(a) The prejudice he had experienced as a Mexican-American man.
(b) Rebecca's breaking of the pinata beneath the cherry tree.
(c) The beautiful recognition of his wife's face.
(d) The Mexico desert he had crossed when coming to America.

9. What is one solution that Manny did NOT wish Rebecca would choose in response to Manuel's attempt to shoot her?
(a) Go live with Grandma Rosa for a while.
(b) Kick Manuel out of the house.
(c) Run off by herself, leaving the family behind.
(d) Leave Manuel for good.

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

11. 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 held debates and they participated in Socratic seminars.
(d) They learned Greek and Latin roots and they studied Shakespeare.

12. 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 afraid of heights.
(b) Because he was drunk.
(c) Because the window was stuck and would not open wider.
(d) Because Manny had moved the milk crate that Nardo used as a ladder.

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

14. What happened inside the restroom when Manny and Rebecca carried Magda in so she could relieve herself?
(a) Rebecca slipped on the floor and fell down.
(b) Magda fainted on the floor.
(c) The fire alarm went off.
(d) The receptionist came in and told them they could not all be in there together.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom was Linda in unrequited love?

2. What did Nardo and Manny build out of bricks in Grandma Rosa's yard?

3. What symptom did Magda exhibit the night they got back from the hospital that made Rebecca wonder if they should take her back to the hospital?

4. Why did Manny and Albert sit outside to eat even though it was too cold for most students to do so?

5. Which two musicians were Magda's favorites?

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