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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do some of the neighbors call kids on the streets?
(a) Rugrats.
(b) Problem causers.
(c) Terrors.
(d) Hoodlums.

2. What happens to Little Man?
(a) He is shot.
(b) He gets cancer.
(c) He dies in a car wreck.
(d) He joins the Sangras.

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

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

5. Who is Viviana?
(a) Luis's daughter.
(b) Luis's sister.
(c) A woman Luis falls for.
(d) A rival gang member.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jandro have Luis and Rano steal?

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

3. How old was Luis in the memory he recalls at the beginning of the book?

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

5. What city is Watts in?

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