View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 substitute teaching position.
(c) A factory worker.
(d) A principal position.

2. Where did that memory take place that is described at the beginning of the book?
(a) Union Station.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Indiana.
(d) Chicago.

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

4. What do Rano and Luis steal for Shed Cowager?
(a) Bikes, jewerly, and other things.
(b) Guns.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Cars.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Before Yuk-Yuk, had Luis stolen before?

2. How is Jandro Mares described in the book?

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

4. What happens to Luis's family after the police come to their home in the beginning of the book?

5. After stealing for Shed and Jandro, what do Luis and Rano graduate to?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 264 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample