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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jandro have Luis and Rano steal?
(a) Specific cars.
(b) Bikes.
(c) Guns.
(d) Food.

2. Who is Seni?
(a) Luis's mom.
(b) Luis's stepsister.
(c) Luis's grandma.
(d) Luis's half-sister.

3. How long did Luis's father's new job last?
(a) Less than a year.
(b) Two years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 4 years.

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

5. Luis thinks he would be able to kill, but not as part of what?
(a) A theft.
(b) A shooting.
(c) A gang.
(d) A burglary.

6. What happens when Luis's family has to move in with a relative?
(a) They cry all the time.
(b) They are constantly fighting.
(c) They begin to hate each other.
(d) They become closer.

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

8. Who says "a thief must be willing to do what needs to be done without thinking?"
(a) Luis.
(b) Rano.
(c) Yuk-Yuk.
(d) Shed.

9. How old is Luis when his mom says he must help support the family?
(a) 20.
(b) 9.
(c) 16.
(d) 19.

10. Where did that memory take place that is described at the beginning of the book?
(a) Union Station.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Indiana.
(d) Chicago.

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

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

13. What seem to the be the only kinds of jobs Luis's father can find when he first comes to America?
(a) Labor jobs.
(b) Desk jobs.
(c) School jobs.
(d) Out of state jobs.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Luis's family after the police come to their home in the beginning of the book?

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

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

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. What do Rano and Luis steal for Shed Cowager?

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