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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Luis's father doing when he met his mother?
(a) Forming a gang.
(b) Leaving for New York.
(c) Becoming a teacher.
(d) Participating in a foreign study program.

2. What job is Luis a champion at after he begins working to help support the family?
(a) Gas station.
(b) Waiting tables.
(c) Newspaper delivery.
(d) Grocery store.

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

4. Who took care of Seni for so long that she didn't recognize her own father?
(a) Luis.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Luis's mom.
(d) Her grandma.

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

6. 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.

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

8. Who disappears without a trace after being injured in a gang shooting?
(a) Luis.
(b) Seni.
(c) Rano.
(d) Clavo.

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

10. Why does the gang plan a trip to a "real beach?"
(a) To celebrate a birthday.
(b) To get away from rival gangs.
(c) Because it's hot.
(d) To celebrate Clavo coming home from the hospital.

11. Who puts old sofas in the vacant lot?
(a) The gang.
(b) Luis's mom.
(c) Luis's dad.
(d) Seni.

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

13. What happens at the concession stand when Luis is there on a gang mission?
(a) Luis begins to cry.
(b) Rano kills a man.
(c) A man can't open the safe.
(d) Shed kills a man.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Luis describe his family's house in Watts?

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

3. Everyone is released after the beach fight except for who?

4. Why is the gang taken into custody after the fight at the beach?

5. What instrument does Luis want to learn how to play when he is in high school?

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