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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Magda's reply when she came back from her date and Manny asked her why her hair was messy?
(a) She said it was windy outside.
(b) She said she had lost her bobby pins.
(c) She said she had been kissing a boy.
(d) She said she needed a haircut.

2. Who gave Rebecca a cup of coffee while she was sitting in the hospital waiting room?
(a) The lady whose husband had been injured by a passing truck.
(b) The receptionist.
(c) Manny.
(d) Magda.

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

4. What part of Malcolm's body did Chico run into that knocked him unconscious?
(a) His chest.
(b) His head.
(c) His elbow.
(d) His knee.

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

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

8. 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 trained a famous fighter named Sugar Ray Leadfoot.
(b) He had won the Tour de France.
(c) He had competed at shot put in the Olympics.
(d) He had been a Golden Gloves boxing champion.

9. What drink did Nardo go inside Grandma Rosa's to get when he and Manny were almost done with the yard work at Grandma Rosa's house?
(a) Water.
(b) Kool-Aid.
(c) Lemonade.
(d) Coca-Cola.

10. 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 began to bleed again.
(b) Her pain got intolerable.
(c) She could not talk.
(d) Her fever rose higher than the doctor had said it would.

11. When Manuel came in the room and recognized what was happening, what did he say?
(a) My own daughter.
(b) Put her in water.
(c) Take her to the hospital.
(d) Leave her alone.

12. 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 a drink of water.
(c) He needed his gloves removed.
(d) He needed his bloody nose packed.

13. What action did Rebecca finally take when Manny kept insisting that they needed to take Magda back to the hospital?
(a) She hit the side of Manny's head with her cupped hand.
(b) She went to get Manuel's car keys.
(c) She woke up Manuel to ask his advice.
(d) She woke up Nardo to ask his advice.

14. What did Magda do that signaled to her family that her fever had broken and she was going to be fine?
(a) She told them she felt better.
(b) She asked for food.
(c) She looked suddenly alert and surprised to see them standing over her.
(d) She laughed.

15. What reason did Rebecca give Manny for why they could not wake up Manuel and tell him what was happening with Magda?
(a) She said Manuel would blame Manny for not keeping an eye on Magda.
(b) She said that Manuel would blame himself for not keeping an eye on Magda.
(c) She said that Manuel would throw Magda out of the house for her indiscretion.
(d) She said Manuel would blame her for not keeping an eye on Magda.

Short Answer Questions

1. What simile did the author use to describe the weather on the day of Grandma Rosa's funeral?

2. What caused Manny to think he had shot and killed Pedi when the rifle had accidentally gone off in his hands?

3. What did the Berets believe was the one purpose of white people?

4. What piece of equipment was Albert using when he received a gash in his hand?

5. What emotion did Manny realize the hospital receptionist's sighs about Magda's condition really signified?

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