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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Magda threaten to do if Rebecca did not stop meddling in her life?
(a) She said she would take Pedi away and raise her by herself.
(b) She said she would move out.
(c) She said she would have her boyfriend move in.
(d) She said she would never speak to her again.

2. 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.

3. What feature had the city wanted to build when they had torn down most of the houses around Grandma Rosa's place?
(a) A freeway.
(b) A reservoir.
(c) A roller skating rink.
(d) A skate park.

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

5. How much did Manuel pay a lawyer in order to make the police return his rifle?
(a) $50.
(b) $200.
(c) $150.
(d) $100.

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

7. 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 bit of toilet paper on her shoe" (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 wad of chewing gum stuck on the sidewalk" (114).

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

9. What part of the dead loved one's body did Manny's family believe the mourners should touch at the funeral?
(a) The top of the head.
(b) The neck.
(c) The hand.
(d) The face.

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

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

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

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

14. What feature did Grandma Rosa say that each of her neighbors' houses had sported before they had all moved away to have their houses torn down?
(a) A fountain.
(b) A garden.
(c) A porch swing.
(d) A picket fence.

15. What was NOT a reason that the administration at Manny's school gave for being unable to transfer him to Hawthorn School?
(a) His grades were not strong enough.
(b) It was too late for a transfer.
(c) There was an imbalance in the student body.
(d) There were already too many kids at Hawthorn School.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the weather like on the day Manny and Rebecca took Magda to the hospital?

2. When Manuel came in the room and recognized what was happening, what did he say?

3. What did Manny describe as the two main activities that students did in Miss Van der Meer's English classes?

4. After Manny slipped out of Grandma Rosa's wake, what kind of tree did he climb?

5. What claim to fame did Coach Rogers have that everyone knew about, even Manny's dad from when he had been in school?

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