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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 his bloody nose packed.
(c) He needed a drink of water.
(d) He needed help climbing out of the ring.

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

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?
(a) She began to bleed again.
(b) She could not talk.
(c) Her fever rose higher than the doctor had said it would.
(d) Her pain got intolerable.

4. What was the most serious consequence levied upon Lencho for losing the fight against Boise?
(a) He was kicked out of the Berets.
(b) He was thrown out of the house by his father.
(c) He was prohibited from ever running a boxing team at school again.
(d) He was not allowed to continue using the weight room after school.

5. Where did Manny suspect that the bullet had lodged when he had narrowly missed accidentally shooting Pedi?
(a) In the cooler shaft.
(b) In the windowsill.
(c) In the living room ceiling beam.
(d) In the closet ceiling.

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

7. What was Grandma Rosa wearing when she came into the yard to talk to Manny and Nardo?
(a) A bathrobe.
(b) A skirt and blouse.
(c) A kaftan.
(d) A Japanese kimono.

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 Mexico desert he had crossed when coming to America.
(b) The prejudice he had experienced as a Mexican-American man.
(c) Rebecca's breaking of the pinata beneath the cherry tree.
(d) The beautiful recognition of his wife's face.

9. Who gave Rebecca a cup of coffee while she was sitting in the hospital waiting room?
(a) The lady whose husband had been injured by a passing truck.
(b) Manny.
(c) The receptionist.
(d) Magda.

10. What was the source of Manny's and Pedi's argument while he was babysitting her during Magda's date?
(a) Prune juice.
(b) Root beer.
(c) Macaroni and cheese.
(d) Chocolate.

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

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

13. Which two musicians were Magda's favorites?
(a) Smokey Robinson and Frankie Vallee.
(b) Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly.
(c) Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper.
(d) Elvis Presley and Smokey Robinson.

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

15. What action did Rebecca finally take when Manny kept insisting that they needed to take Magda back to the hospital?
(a) She went to get Manuel's car keys.
(b) She woke up Nardo to ask his advice.
(c) She hit the side of Manny's head with her cupped hand.
(d) She woke up Manuel to ask his advice.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Manny list as Nardo's sole physical flaw?

5. What high school were the white students bussed in from in order to attend Manny's school?

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