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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Rano?
(a) Luis's younger brother.
(b) Luis's older brother.
(c) Luis's dad.
(d) Luis's grandfather.

2. What happens at the concession stand when Luis is there on a gang mission?
(a) Shed kills a man.
(b) Rano kills a man.
(c) A man can't open the safe.
(d) Luis begins to cry.

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

4. Who is Luis with when he finds the police at their home?
(a) Rano.
(b) His father.
(c) Seni.
(d) His mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Luis's mother buy him in the memory at the beginning of the book?

2. Whose fight prompted the police to come to where Luis's family was staying in the beginning of the book?

3. How old was Luis's dad when he married Luis's mom?

4. How old was Luis in the memory he recalls at the beginning of the book?

5. Who took care of Seni for so long that she didn't recognize her own father?

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