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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 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 prohibited from ever running a boxing team at school again.
(c) He was not allowed to continue using the weight room after school.
(d) He was kicked out of the Berets.

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 asked Manny if they should to visit Grandma Rosa soon.
(c) He kissed Manny good night.
(d) He told Manny that he had gotten a job.

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

4. 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 picket fence.
(d) A porch swing.

5. Why did Manny and Albert sit outside to eat even though it was too cold for most students to do so?
(a) They liked eating lunch in the sun.
(b) They did not like eating in the crowded cafeteria.
(c) They dressed warmly.
(d) They liked to watch Miss Van der Meer come out of her classroom at noon.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What reason did Rebecca give Manny for why they could not wake up Manuel and tell him what was happening with Magda?

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

4. What need did Lencho have after the fight that Manny fulfilled after taking pity on him?

5. What was the name of Grandma Rosa's cat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Manuel do after he got out of bed and realized what had happened to Magda?

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

3. How does Miss Van der Meer's classroom represent the theme of racial inequality?

4. 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?

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

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

7. Why did Nardo have a particularly difficult time in the first few hours of hard work he and Manny did in their grandmother's yard?

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

9. When Magda came home and her family rushed her to the hospital, what symptoms was she exhibiting and to what prognosis did her symptoms point?

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

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