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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Luis and Rano do with the money they earn at 9 years old?
(a) Give it all to their mom.
(b) Spend it on comics.
(c) Spend it on candy.
(d) Give it all to their dad.

2. How are students divided at Luis's high school?
(a) By neighborhoods.
(b) By learning level.
(c) By race and social class.
(d) By grade.

3. Who attends Taft High School midway through the book?
(a) Gloria.
(b) Rano.
(c) Roberta.
(d) Luis.

4. Who is Chente Ramirez?
(a) A gang leader.
(b) A cop.
(c) A neighbor.
(d) A community center worker.

5. Why does the gang plan a trip to a "real beach?"
(a) To celebrate Clavo coming home from the hospital.
(b) To celebrate a birthday.
(c) To get away from rival gangs.
(d) Because it's hot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Luis's mother occasionally do for work?

2. How is Jandro Mares described in the book?

3. Who tells Luis new information about Roberta?

4. What happened in the accusations against Luis's father?

5. How old is Luis when is he turned away by the gang members using hard drugs?

(see the answer key)

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