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

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

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

4. How old is Luis when his mom says he must help support the family?
(a) 16.
(b) 19.
(c) 9.
(d) 20.

5. Which gang member is shot in the face near the vacant lot?
(a) Clavo.
(b) Seni.
(c) Joe.
(d) Luis.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Jandro have Luis and Rano steal?

3. Why is the gang taken into custody after the fight at the beach?

4. What seem to the be the only kinds of jobs Luis's father can find when he first comes to America?

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

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