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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 is Luis with when he finds the police at their home?
(a) Seni.
(b) Rano.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

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

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 factory worker.
(b) A principal position.
(c) A substitute teaching position.
(d) A union job.

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

5. Whose fight prompted the police to come to where Luis's family was staying in the beginning of the book?
(a) Rano and his mother.
(b) Seni and her husband.
(c) Rano and Luis.
(d) Luis and his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Yuk-Yuk's real name?

2. What was Luis's father doing when he met his mother?

3. In what country did Luis's family originally live?

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

5. Where does Luis's family have to put all of their possessions when they have to move after the father loses his job?

(see the answer key)

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