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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Nardo and Manny build out of bricks in Grandma Rosa's yard?
2. What did Magda threaten to do if Rebecca did not stop meddling in her life?
3. Where did Manny suspect that the bullet had lodged when he had narrowly missed accidentally shooting Pedi?
4. Who woke up Nardo and Manny and told them to go do yard work at Grandma Rosa's house?
5. What was the most serious consequence levied upon Lencho for losing the fight against Boise?
Short Essay Questions
1. When the fight was not going well for Lencho and Miguel screamed at him to attack Boise, what reason did Manny give for wanting to scream at Miguel to shut his mouth?
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 was it so important to Miguel that Lencho win the boxing match against Boise?
4. 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?
5. Why was Manny particularly concerned about his parents finding out about Nardo getting drunk and sneaking back into the house?
6. How does the way in which the hospital receptionist treated the Hernandez family highlight the theme of same-race discrimination?
7. What did Manuel do after he got out of bed and realized what had happened to Magda?
8. 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?
9. Why did Manuel assume that Grandma Rosa's house would go to Rebecca and what were his plans for it when that happened?
10. Why was Manny so reluctant to let Nardo go into Grandma Rosa's house to fix them some Kool-Aid?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What do housework, cleaning, and chores symbolize within the novel? Support your claim with concrete details from the narrative.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss characters' fear of their own emotions within the novel's narrative. Create a strong, specific claim about the author's message regarding this topic and support your argument with concrete details from the novel.
Essay Topic 3
Many characters within the novel have conflicted feelings about race--their own and others'. Choose at least three scenes in which the author demonstrates the complicated nature of race relations and use quotes from the novel to support your claims about the novel's treatment of race.
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