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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 does Shed give Luis and Rano for stealing?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Checks.
(c) Guns.
(d) Cash.

2. What did Luis's mother buy him in the memory at the beginning of the book?
(a) A lollipop.
(b) A toothbrush.
(c) A candy bar.
(d) A comic book.

3. Who attends Taft High School midway through the book?
(a) Roberta.
(b) Gloria.
(c) Rano.
(d) Luis.

4. Where does Luis's family have to put all of their possessions when they have to move after the father loses his job?
(a) A storage locker.
(b) They sell them.
(c) They leave them behind.
(d) The garage.

5. How old is Luis when is he turned away by the gang members using hard drugs?
(a) 15.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 13.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Luis's allegedly commit this crime?

2. Who usually doesn't go to the "real beach?"

3. What do Luis and Rano do with the money they earn at 9 years old?

4. 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?

5. Who takes up the challenge to fight at the beach?

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