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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. Why does Luis's father get fired from his new job?
(a) He was always late.
(b) His coworkers hated him.
(c) He came to work drunk.
(d) The students couldn't understand his accent.

2. What happens the first time Luis begins school in America?
(a) A teacher objects to having him in the class.
(b) He speaks English clearly.
(c) He is tranferred to a different school.
(d) A teacher welcomes him with open arms.

3. What was Luis's father doing when he met his mother?
(a) Becoming a teacher.
(b) Participating in a foreign study program.
(c) Forming a gang.
(d) Leaving for New York.

4. Besides an eye, what else do the gang members think their comrade has lost in the shooting?
(a) His nerve.
(b) His excitement.
(c) His patience.
(d) His money.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the gang plan a trip to a "real beach?"

2. What high school does Luis attend?

3. What happens when Luis's family has to move in with a relative?

4. What was injured in the fight that prompted police to respond?

5. Who works at a car wash when Luis's mother tell the boys to get jobs?

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