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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 instrument does Luis want to learn how to play when he is in high school?
(a) Clarinet.
(b) Saxophone.
(c) Drums.
(d) Trumpet.

2. Everyone is released after the beach fight except for who?
(a) Black Dog.
(b) Luis.
(c) Clavo.
(d) Rano.

3. Who is the friction between at the beach?
(a) Luis and Clavo.
(b) Surfers and beaners.
(c) Seni and her husband.
(d) Luis and Rano.

4. In what country did Luis's family originally live?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Puerto Rico.
(c) Cuba.
(d) Spain.

5. Why did Yuk-yuk get his nickname?
(a) Because of his distinctive laugh.
(b) Because he hates jokes.
(c) Because his dad tells jokes.
(d) Because the gang likes to laugh at him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Luis's father angry in this memory at the beginning of the book?

2. How old is Luis when he is allowed a taste of heroine?

3. After stealing for Shed and Jandro, what do Luis and Rano graduate to?

4. Who disappears without a trace after being injured in a gang shooting?

5. Where did that memory take place that is described at the beginning of the book?

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