Always Running: La Vida Loca, Gang Days in L.A Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Always Running: La Vida Loca, Gang Days in L.A Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who thinks that Luis's thoughts on killing are a problem?
(a) Rano.
(b) Shed.
(c) Luis's father.
(d) Yuk-yuk.

3. What do Luis and Rano do with the money they earn at 9 years old?
(a) Give it all to their mom.
(b) Spend it on comics.
(c) Give it all to their dad.
(d) Spend it on candy.

4. Which gang member is shot in the face near the vacant lot?
(a) Clavo.
(b) Joe.
(c) Seni.
(d) Luis.

5. Who does Luis's family move in with after his father loses his great job?
(a) Grandma.
(b) Grandpa.
(c) Luis.
(d) Seni.

6. Which gang is preparing for war after the shooting at the vacant lot?
(a) The Old Boys.
(b) Rano's gang.
(c) The Tribe.
(d) Impersonations.

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

8. Why does Luis's father get fired from his new job?
(a) His coworkers hated him.
(b) The students couldn't understand his accent.
(c) He was always late.
(d) He came to work drunk.

9. Where did Luis's allegedly commit this crime?
(a) A bank.
(b) A church.
(c) A school.
(d) A store.

10. How are students divided at Luis's high school?
(a) By grade.
(b) By learning level.
(c) By neighborhoods.
(d) By race and social class.

11. Who does Luis think teachers favor at his high school?
(a) Rich kids.
(b) Poor kids.
(c) Whites.
(d) Mexicans.

12. After stealing for Shed and Jandro, what do Luis and Rano graduate to?
(a) Selling guns.
(b) Bank burglaries.
(c) Residential burglary.
(d) Selling drugs.

13. What city is Watts in?
(a) L.A.
(b) San Diego.
(c) Dallas.
(d) Chicago.

14. How was Luis's first Christmas in Watts?
(a) The best ever.
(b) Better than Mexico.
(c) The usual.
(d) Not good.

15. Why did Yuk-yuk get his nickname?
(a) Because of his distinctive laugh.
(b) Because the gang likes to laugh at him.
(c) Because he hates jokes.
(d) Because his dad tells jokes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Luis's dad when he married Luis's mom?

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

3. Besides an eye, what else do the gang members think their comrade has lost in the shooting?

4. Who ends up painting a mural on the concession stand that is the scene of a gang incident?

5. What is the gang's connection to the vacant lot?

(see the answer keys)

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