When Reymundo was four or five, his older cousin Alberto did something terrible to him. What did Alberto do?

Are Reymundo's memories of his stepfathers Emilio and Pedro good or bad? Why?

Reymundo's mother and Pedro are completely illiterate because they have never been to school. How does this impact their lives? How does it impact Reymundo's life?

Why does Reymundo like Humboldt Park?

How does Reymundo finally become proficient in English at Von Humboldt School?

Is Puerto Rico an island paradise for the thirteen-year-old Reymundo?

What negative effects does domestic violence have on Reymundo's life?

When Reymundo first learns of gang violence, it seems normal to him that teens would use guns to resolve a difference of opinion. What in Reymundo's life has led him to accept this violence?

How does the death of Juni affect Reymundo?

After Reymundo quits the Latin Kings...