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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. Who is often ill in the family?
(a) Luis's sister.
(b) Luis.
(c) Luis's father.
(d) Luis's mother.

2. Who took care of Seni for so long that she didn't recognize her own father?
(a) Her grandma.
(b) Luis.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Luis's mom.

3. What type of job does Luis's father get in the flashback in the beginning of the book that prompts him to buy a better home and other things?
(a) A union job.
(b) A factory worker.
(c) A principal position.
(d) A substitute teaching position.

4. Who is Seni?
(a) Luis's grandma.
(b) Luis's stepsister.
(c) Luis's mom.
(d) Luis's half-sister.

5. What was the weapon used in the fight that prompted police to respond?
(a) A gun.
(b) A knife.
(c) A nail file.
(d) A BB gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Luis's father get fired from his new job?

2. Who is Rano?

3. What happens the first time Luis begins school in America?

4. How was Luis's first Christmas in Watts?

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

(see the answer key)

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