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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Luis's family after the police come to their home in the beginning of the book?
(a) They divide up.
(b) They are on the run.
(c) They are evicted.
(d) They go to Florida.

2. How old was Luis's dad when he married Luis's mom?
(a) 50.
(b) 40.
(c) 45.
(d) 20.

3. What seem to the be the only kinds of jobs Luis's father can find when he first comes to America?
(a) Out of state jobs.
(b) Labor jobs.
(c) School jobs.
(d) Desk jobs.

4. What did Luis's father vow after the accusations in the beginning of the book?
(a) To be a better father.
(b) To leave the country.
(c) To never work in a school again.
(d) To be a better husband.

5. What city is Watts in?
(a) L.A.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Chicago.
(d) San Diego.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has children from previous relationships between the relationship between Luis's mom and dad?

2. Who is Seni?

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

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

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

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