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NerdLandia Quiz
Test Description: Comprehension questions over the play.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Joaquin’s admission on page 72 that he has never had a “real girlfriend” and he has lost all his fights indicates that
A
A. He desperately wants a girlfriend
B
B. He has created lies so he could fit in with his peers.
C
C. He desires to be a nerd.
D
D. He is scared to fight.
2) At the end of the play, Ceci and Martin both realize that:
A
A. Their relationship will never work out.
B
C. They will be happy together forever.
C
B. Their friends don’t support them dating.
D
D. They can be together without completely changing who they are.
3) What is the best summary of scene 4?
A
b. Martin alters his appearance in order to attract Ceci’s attention.
B
d. Lupe and Susana have noticed how much Ceci has changed, and they all decide they should apply themselves more fully in sch
C
c. Joaquin and Tito realize their parents dated at some point in the past.
D
a. Martin alters his appearance to appear cooler in order to attract Ceci’s attention, Ceci does the same in order to appear
4) The playwright uses the imagery in the stage directions at the beginning of scene 4 to?
A
c. Show the lengths Martin’s friends are willing to go to to help him reinvent his image.
B
d. Show that Martin accepts himself exactly the way he is and he doesn’t feel he needs to change his image.
C
b. Suggest that Martin is too cool to attract Ceci’s attention.
D
a. There is no imagery at the beginning of Act 4.
5) In line 13 (pg. 37) the stage directions reveal that Joaquin “pounds his fist against his forehead.” Based on the dialogue, why does Joaquin pound his forehead?
A
c. He is embarrassed for Freddie’s incorrect version of the story
B
d. He is forcing himself to come up with an answer to Freddie’s question
C
b. He finally remembers the correct version of the story
D
a. He gets frustrated with the confusion of the story
6) 1. What does the wind sound represent in Scene 3?
A
B. The opening and closing of doors
B
C. The ghosts that are passing throughout the mall
C
D. The boys’ fear of something being there
D
A. The emptiness of the mall
7) Which sentence from Scene 2 provides the best evidence to the idea that “looks aren’t important?”
A
D. Both A and B are correct answers
B
A. “Looks help, I agree. But for me, personally I want a guy I can trust.”
C
C. “We should not put him down because he is smart.”
D
“I like that. A guy who is kind, faithful, and smart. Even if he’s got braces on his teeth”
8) 1. What is Gary Soto’s primary purpose of including broken Spanish in the dialogue between characters?
A
C. Gary Soto wants readers to learn Spanish
B
B. The author desires for young readers to be able to feel a connection to the characters to create a deeper understanding of
C
A. Gary Soto wants the reader to understand that the Spanish language important
D
D. Both A and B are correct answers
9) 3. Which definition represents the meaning of the word palpitations as used in the following sentence? Love palpitations. That’s a hard one to fix. Tú sabes, when you fool with your heart, it’s difficult.
A
a. a noticeably rapid, strong, or irregular heartbeat due to agitation.
B
d. easily perceptible by the mind
C
c. capable of being felt or touched
D
b. marked by trembling
10) On page 6, the dialogue between the Martin, Joaquin, Tito, and Freddie is used to
A
d. Make the reader feel uncomfortable
B
b. Demonstrate the importance of education
C
a. Convince the reader that Martin is a hopeless case
D
c. Show the reader that the boys respect Martin’s intelligence
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