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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What emotion did Manny realize the hospital receptionist's sighs about Magda's condition really signified?
(a) Disapproval.
(b) Embarrassment.
(c) Sympathy.
(d) Curiosity.

4. What did Manuel use to hit Manny and Nardo at the wake to stop them from wrestling each other?
(a) A wooden spoon.
(b) His belt.
(c) A plate.
(d) His shoe.

5. Why did Grandma Rosa stare at the stool Nardo brought for her to sit on before she sat down on it?
(a) She had asked him to bring her the lawnchair.
(b) It was dirty with grime.
(c) It had belonged to her late husband.
(d) She wondered if it would support her weight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What plants did NOT grow in Grandma Rosa's yard?

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

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

4. What did Manny see when he opened the bathroom door when Rebecca and Magda were inside?

5. With whom was Linda in unrequited love?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Manny feel about his physical appearance when he compared it with Nardo's?

2. Why was it so important to Miguel that Lencho win the boxing match against Boise?

3. When Grandma Rosa emerged from the house while Manny and Nardo were working in her hard, what memories did she tell the boys about?

4. Why was Manny particularly concerned about his parents finding out about Nardo getting drunk and sneaking back into the house?

5. Why is it ironic for Lencho to be kicked out of the Berets after losing his boxing match to Boise?

6. What did the argument between Magda and her mother Rebecca concerning Magda ruining her future show about Magda's character?

7. What is the author's purpose in letting the reader know that Malcolm, Chico's opponent, had been the only one in Biology class to know what volume of blood is produced when a girl has her period?

8. How did the various family members act differently from one another at the wake for Grandma Rosa that was held after the funeral?

9. Why was Manny so reluctant to let Nardo go into Grandma Rosa's house to fix them some Kool-Aid?

10. What actions did Manuel take on the day Magda went to the hospital that were indicative of his usual tendency to take a hands-off approach to his family's problems?

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