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

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

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

4. After Manny slipped out of Grandma Rosa's wake, what kind of tree did he climb?
(a) A cherry tree.
(b) A mulberry tree.
(c) A cactus.
(d) An oak tree.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did the Berets believe was the one purpose of white people?

4. Which two musicians were Magda's favorites?

5. What author was Miss Van der Meer referencing when she said that Lencho was a regular Hotspur?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did Manuel assume that Grandma Rosa's house would go to Rebecca and what were his plans for it when that happened?

4. Though at first Rebecca claimed it was their lack of money that was keeping her from taking Magda back to the hospital after her fever kept rising, what did she finally admit was the real reason?

5. 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?

6. Manny relates that his maternal grandfather died a few years back. What was his grandfather's health like before he died?

7. When the fight was not going well for Lencho and Miguel screamed at him to attack Boise, what reason did Manny give for wanting to scream at Miguel to shut his mouth?

8. What actions did Manny hope Rebecca would take in response to Manuel's abusive actions that resulted in his being jailed?

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

10. What made Chico want to back out of his scheduled boxing match at the last minute?

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