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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Luis find out about Roberta shortly after he begins to like her?
(a) She is a prostitute.
(b) She has a boyfriend.
(c) She has left town.
(d) She is a mother.

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

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

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

5. What do some of the neighbors call kids on the streets?
(a) Rugrats.
(b) Hoodlums.
(c) Problem causers.
(d) Terrors.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the race of the teacher who is fired at Keppel?

3. As part of a shopping spree after Luis's dad gets a new job, what does Luis's mom get?

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

5. Does the protest planned in response to the firing of the teacher ever happen?

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