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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 analogy did Manny use to describe how little attention Miss Van der Meer paid to him?
(a) "She paid us less mind than a turtle would pay to scratches on the top of its own shell" (114).
(b) "She paid us less mind than a hen would pay to her broken egg" (114).
(c) "She paid us less mind than she would a bit of toilet paper on her shoe" (114).
(d) "She paid us less mind than she would a wad of chewing gum stuck on the sidewalk" (114).

3. 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?
(a) A fountain.
(b) A picket fence.
(c) A garden.
(d) A porch swing.

4. What feature had the city wanted to build when they had torn down most of the houses around Grandma Rosa's place?
(a) A freeway.
(b) A reservoir.
(c) A roller skating rink.
(d) A skate park.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What need did Lencho have after the fight that Manny fulfilled after taking pity on him?

2. What question did Malcolm Augustus, Chico's opponent, know the answer to when no one else in Manny's biology class had known?

3. What round was Boise and Lencho's fight in when Mr. Hart hit the bell to signal that the fight was over?

4. What did Manuel use to hit Manny and Nardo at the wake to stop them from wrestling each other?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Manny so reluctant to let Nardo go into Grandma Rosa's house to fix them some Kool-Aid?

2. How does Manny's act of nearly shooting his little sister Pedi play into the novel's theme regarding the power of choice?

3. 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?

4. Why was Manny particularly concerned about his parents finding out about Nardo getting drunk and sneaking back into the house?

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

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

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

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

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

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