"Broken Chain" Test Review

Why can't Alfonso get braces?

• His teeth aren't really very crooked.

• He can push his teeth into place himself.

• The family doesn't have extra money.

• His father thinks that braces are a waste of money.

Why doesn't Alfonso dare to streak his hair?

• He doesn't want to look like a rock star.

• His father and mother wouldn't like it.

• Other kids would laugh at him.

• He doesn't know if Sandra would like it.

Alfonso is attracted to Sandra because...

• she is cute and easy to talk to

• he desperately wants a girlfriend

• she is one of the girls who stood his brother up

• he wants to prove he can get a girlfriend

Alfonso's father

• was a doctor and a lawyer.
  
• wanted him to look manly, like a puro Mexicano.
  
• offered to cut Alfonso's hair and dye it purple.
  
• didn't care how Alfonso looked.

What did Alfonso ask his mother for?

• a new baseball glove

• an iPod Touch

• braces

• a bicycle

Ernie was mad because...

• some girls had not shown up for a date.

• he was doing poorly in school.

• Alfonso had more girlfriends than he did.

• his parents said he couldn't have braces.

How did Ernie feel about Alfonso going on a date with Sandra?

• Jealous

• Angry

• Sad

• He found it funny.

How did Alfonso meet Sandra?

• He stopped by to save her brother who was hanging upside down on a barbed wire fence.

• He had some classes with her in middle school and sat next to her.

• She met him one day while the boys were pitching nickels.

• She was watching Alfonso's father play in a softball tournament.

What was the main cause of Alfonso and Ernie's argument?

• Alfonso says Sandra is nice, and Ernie says she isn't.

• Ernie says Alfonso is too young to have a girlfriend.

• Ernie says Sandra is one of the girls who stood him up, and Alfonso says she isn't.

• Ernie won't let Alfonso borrow his bike.

Why did Alfonso avoid Sandra at school?

• He is worried that he won't be able to take her on a bike ride.

• He doesn't want to make his brother angry.

• He is afraid Sandra will stand him up.

• He doesn't want to talk with her before their date.