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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What city is Watts in?

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?

4. Who is Luis with when he finds the police at their home?

5. Who loses an eye in the gang shooting?

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