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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. Where did Manny suspect that the bullet had lodged when he had narrowly missed accidentally shooting Pedi?
(a) In the cooler shaft.
(b) In the living room ceiling beam.
(c) In the closet ceiling.
(d) In the windowsill.

2. What example from her own life did Rebecca cite when she told Magda not to ruin her life like she had?
(a) That she had gotten pregnant at 16.
(b) That she had not attended college.
(c) That she had quit school.
(d) That she had married a man she did not love.

3. What need did Lencho have after the fight that Manny fulfilled after taking pity on him?
(a) He needed his bloody nose packed.
(b) He needed a drink of water.
(c) He needed help climbing out of the ring.
(d) He needed his gloves removed.

4. What did Manny use to keep Pedi occupied while he was watching her during Magda's date with her secret boyfriend?
(a) Dominoes.
(b) Jacks.
(c) Monopoly.
(d) Tiddlywinks.

5. What did the Berets believe was the one purpose of white people?
(a) To oppress people of color.
(b) To make themselves rich.
(c) To keep to themselves.
(d) To take all of the good jobs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Nardo do just before he went to bed on the night he climbed into the bedroom window?

2. What was Magda's reply when she came back from her date and Manny asked her why her hair was messy?

3. What question did Malcolm Augustus, Chico's opponent, know the answer to when no one else in Manny's biology class had known?

4. Which two musicians were Magda's favorites?

5. What did Magda threaten to do if Rebecca did not stop meddling in her life?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does the way in which the hospital receptionist treated the Hernandez family highlight the theme of same-race discrimination?

9. Who were the Berets?

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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