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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

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

2. In what country did Luis's family originally live?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Spain.
(d) Puerto Rico.

3. Why does The Animal Tribe start to decline?
(a) Because Luis is in it.
(b) Because of the death of its leader.
(c) Because Rano is in it.
(d) Because it is unpopular.

4. What does Luis's mother occasionally do for work?
(a) Take care of children or cleaning houses.
(b) Work at Walgreens.
(c) Work at the mall.
(d) Work at fast-food restaurant.

5. Who does Luis jump with the Lomas?
(a) A group of kids from his high school.
(b) Another gang.
(c) A group of Mexicans.
(d) A group of whites.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which gang is preparing for war after the shooting at the vacant lot?

2. Who puts old sofas in the vacant lot?

3. What job is Luis a champion at after he begins working to help support the family?

4. Who discovers that Luis has been writing a book?

5. What happens to Little Man?

(see the answer key)

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