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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. Why did Lencho prevent his boxers from lifting weights?
(a) He wanted them to remain quick rather than bulking up.
(b) He did not want them to hurt themselves.
(c) He did not have the money it would cost for them to buy weights.
(d) He did not want them to have to fight over the weights with Coach Rogers' boxers.

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

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

4. What was Grandma Rosa wearing when she came into the yard to talk to Manny and Nardo?
(a) A Japanese kimono.
(b) A skirt and blouse.
(c) A bathrobe.
(d) A kaftan.

5. 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 if he thought Magda would go out on a date with him.
(b) Lencho asked Manny to ask his brother Nardo to join Lencho's boxing team.
(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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Miss Van der Meer do when she realized Manny did not understand her literary reference to Hotspur?

2. What was inside the pinata that held the candies and chocolates that burst forth when Rebecca hit it as a child?

3. What feature had the city wanted to build when they had torn down most of the houses around Grandma Rosa's place?

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

5. What chore did Rebecca do when she was hurt by Magda's threats during their argument?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Magda came home and her family rushed her to the hospital, what symptoms was she exhibiting and to what prognosis did her symptoms point?

2. How did the various family members act differently from one another at the wake for Grandma Rosa that was held after the funeral?

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

4. Who were the Berets?

5. What is the author's purpose in letting the reader know that Malcolm, Chico's opponent, had been the only one in Biology class to know what volume of blood is produced when a girl has her period?

6. When Manny dreamt of Grandma Rosa the night before her funeral, what happened within his dream and how did he react once he woke up?

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

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

9. 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?

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

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