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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. Who does Luis's family move in with after his father loses his great job?
(a) Grandma.
(b) Seni.
(c) Luis.
(d) Grandpa.

2. Why was Luis's father angry in this memory at the beginning of the book?
(a) He doesn't think Luis should be reading comic books.
(b) He doesn't want Luis to have candy.
(c) He refuses to go back to Mexico.
(d) He does not want to visit Union Station.

3. Who usually doesn't go to the "real beach?"
(a) Kids.
(b) Babies.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Barrios.

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

5. Why is the gang taken into custody after the fight at the beach?
(a) Assaulting a police officer.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Drugs and alcohol.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument does Luis want to learn how to play when he is in high school?

2. Who does Luis think teachers favor at his high school?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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