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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 dressed warmly.
(c) They liked to watch Miss Van der Meer come out of her classroom at noon.
(d) They did not like eating in the crowded cafeteria.

2. What caused Manny to think he had shot and killed Pedi when the rifle had accidentally gone off in his hands?
(a) She fell onto the floor.
(b) She did not make a sound.
(c) She fainted.
(d) She screamed.

3. What was Manuel doing when Manny, Magda, and Rebecca got home from the hospital?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Playing with Pedi.
(c) Watching television.
(d) Reading the newspaper.

4. What simile did the author use to describe the weather on the day of Grandma Rosa's funeral?
(a) "The raindrops were sharp as tacks" (83).
(b) "The sun was as bright as an egg yolk" (83).
(c) "The sky was as black as an eggplant" (83).
(d) "The clouds were as thick as a milkshake" (83).

5. How many miscarriages, if any, had Rebecca had?
(a) Three.
(b) None.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

6. What was the name of Grandma Rosa's cat?
(a) Bernardo.
(b) Elvis.
(c) Armando.
(d) Horacio.

7. What was NOT a reason that the administration at Manny's school gave for being unable to transfer him to Hawthorn School?
(a) It was too late for a transfer.
(b) There was an imbalance in the student body.
(c) There were already too many kids at Hawthorn School.
(d) His grades were not strong enough.

8. What unusual items did Lencho mention that Miss Van der Meer had in her classroom?
(a) Microscopes.
(b) Couches.
(c) Beanbag chairs.
(d) Boom boxes.

9. What high school were the white students bussed in from in order to attend Manny's school?
(a) Fresno High.
(b) Alemany High.
(c) Franklin High.
(d) Jefferson High.

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

11. What author was Miss Van der Meer referencing when she said that Lencho was a regular Hotspur?
(a) John Steinbeck.
(b) William Shakespeare.
(c) Willa Cather.
(d) James Joyce.

12. What emotion did Manny realize the hospital receptionist's sighs about Magda's condition really signified?
(a) Curiosity.
(b) Embarrassment.
(c) Sympathy.
(d) Disapproval.

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

14. Why did Grandma Rosa stare at the stool Nardo brought for her to sit on before she sat down on it?
(a) She had asked him to bring her the lawnchair.
(b) She wondered if it would support her weight.
(c) It had belonged to her late husband.
(d) It was dirty with grime.

15. What did Miss Van der Meer do when she realized Manny did not understand her literary reference to Hotspur?
(a) She brought him into her classroom and read from a literary work.
(b) She told him the plot of the story she had been referencing.
(c) She jogged his memory about the book's reference since she knew all freshmen had read it.
(d) She said it did not matter and told Manny to forget it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did Manuel pay a lawyer in order to make the police return his rifle?

2. What did Manny list as Nardo's sole physical flaw?

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

4. What milestone did Albert accomplish during training that made Manny start to think their team may have a chance at winning?

5. 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?

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