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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) Beanbag chairs.
(b) Microscopes.
(c) Boom boxes.
(d) Couches.

2. Why did Lencho prevent his boxers from lifting weights?
(a) He did not have the money it would cost for them to buy weights.
(b) He did not want them to hurt themselves.
(c) He did not want them to have to fight over the weights with Coach Rogers' boxers.
(d) He wanted them to remain quick rather than bulking up.

3. What did Manny describe as the two main activities that students did in his English class with Mr. Shattler?
(a) They threw spitballs and made collages.
(b) They studied poetry and gave speeches.
(c) They read detective fiction and studied Shakespeare.
(d) They read magazines and played bingo.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How many weeks of training did the boxers get before the big fight?

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?

4. Who woke up Nardo and Manny and told them to go do yard work at Grandma Rosa's house?

5. What did Nardo and Manny build out of bricks in Grandma Rosa's yard?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who were the Berets?

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

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

8. When Manny dreamt of Grandma Rosa the night before her funeral, what happened within his dream and how did he react once he woke up?

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

10. How does Manny's act of nearly shooting his little sister Pedi play into the novel's theme regarding the power of choice?

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