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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why was Manny certain that Lencho would not beat him up for teasing him from across the school yard?
(a) Because he knew that Lencho was afraid of Nardo.
(b) Because he knew that Lencho would not risk getting suspended before the big fight.
(c) Because he knew Lencho would not jeopardize his chances of getting Nardo onto his boxing team.
(d) Because he knew that Lencho had a good sense of humor.

4. What milestone did Albert accomplish during training that made Manny start to think their team may have a chance at winning?
(a) He jumped the jump rope 200 times in a row.
(b) He did 40 somersaults in a row.
(c) He hit the tetherball 4 swipes in a row.
(d) He hit the punching bag 100 times in a row.

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

6. What was the weather like on the day Manny and Rebecca took Magda to the hospital?
(a) Cold and snowing,
(b) Hot and windy.
(c) Cold and windy.
(d) Hot and sunny.

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

8. When she did not have enough money to buy a new dress for the funeral, what did Rebecca buy instead with the little money she had?
(a) New shoes for Manuel.
(b) Sweet bread, fried tortillas, and sweet potatoes.
(c) A pinata.
(d) A new scarf.

9. 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) Tiddlywinks.
(d) Monopoly.

10. What did Manny list as Nardo's sole physical flaw?
(a) His eyes were far apart.
(b) His ears were too big.
(c) He had a birthmark on his shoulder.
(d) His knees were knobby.

11. What plants did NOT grow in Grandma Rosa's yard?
(a) Cacti.
(b) Ferns.
(c) Roses.
(d) Cherry trees.

12. With whom was Linda in unrequited love?
(a) Nardo.
(b) Rio.
(c) Manuel.
(d) Manny.

13. What claim to fame did Coach Rogers have that everyone knew about, even Manny's dad from when he had been in school?
(a) He had won the Tour de France.
(b) He had competed at shot put in the Olympics.
(c) He had trained a famous fighter named Sugar Ray Leadfoot.
(d) He had been a Golden Gloves boxing champion.

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

15. What chore did Rebecca do when she was hurt by Magda's threats during their argument?
(a) She swept the floor.
(b) She weeded the garden.
(c) She washed the dishes.
(d) She ironed the sheets.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Grandma Rosa stare at the stool Nardo brought for her to sit on before she sat down on it?

2. How many miscarriages, if any, had Rebecca had?

3. What was the main reason Lencho came over to talk to Manny during lunch on the first day he did so?

4. What part of Malcolm's body did Chico run into that knocked him unconscious?

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

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