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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 closet ceiling.
(c) In the living room ceiling beam.
(d) In the windowsill.

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 fever rose higher than the doctor had said it would.
(c) She began to bleed again.
(d) Her pain got intolerable.

3. What was the main reason Lencho came over to talk to Manny during lunch on the first day he did so?
(a) Lencho asked Manny to ask his brother Nardo to join Lencho's boxing team.
(b) Lencho asked Manny if he thought Magda would go out on a date with him.
(c) Lencho asked Manny if he knew what was inside the white teacher's classroom.
(d) Lencho came to confront Manny for saying nasty things about Lencho behind his back.

4. What did Manny suspect was Albert's real reason for joining the boxing team?
(a) Manny thought Albert wanted to build some popularity so he could meet girls.
(b) Manny thought Albert wanted to become a professional boxer.
(c) Manny thought Albert wanted to join the Berets.
(d) Manny thought Albert wanted to impress his father.

5. What was the source of Manny's and Pedi's argument while he was babysitting her during Magda's date?
(a) Prune juice.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Macaroni and cheese.
(d) Root beer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is one solution that Manny did NOT wish Rebecca would choose in response to Manuel's attempt to shoot her?

3. Why did Nardo have a hard time climbing inside his bedroom window when he was trying to sneak back inside the house?

4. What analogy did Manny use to describe how little attention Miss Van der Meer paid to him?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who were the Berets?

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

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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