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. How old was Luis in the memory he recalls at the beginning of the book?
(a) 10.
(b) 15.
(c) 19.
(d) 9.

2. Besides an eye, what else do the gang members think their comrade has lost in the shooting?
(a) His patience.
(b) His money.
(c) His excitement.
(d) His nerve.

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

4. What do Rano and Luis steal for Shed Cowager?
(a) Bikes, jewerly, and other things.
(b) Cars.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Guns.

5. Who is Rano?
(a) Luis's grandfather.
(b) Luis's older brother.
(c) Luis's dad.
(d) Luis's younger brother.

6. What was injured in the fight that prompted police to respond?
(a) Luis.
(b) The mother.
(c) Seni.
(d) Seni's husband.

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

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

9. Where did Luis's father meet his mother?
(a) New York.
(b) Indianapolis.
(c) L.A.
(d) Chicago.

10. How is Jandro Mares described in the book?
(a) As a 30-year-old budding entrepreneur.
(b) A family friend.
(c) As a friend of Luis.
(d) As a friend of Ranos.

11. What happened in the accusations against Luis's father?
(a) Charges were dropped after a trial.
(b) He was released after a trial.
(c) He was found guilty.
(d) He was eventually found innocent.

12. Who has children from previous relationships between the relationship between Luis's mom and dad?
(a) Luis's mom.
(b) Both.
(c) Luis's dad.
(d) Neither.

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

14. What kind of car goes by when a gang member is shot in the face?
(a) A convertible.
(b) A new car.
(c) A car without plates.
(d) An old car.

15. How does Luis describe his family's house in Watts?
(a) A matchbox of a place.
(b) A perfectly fine place.
(c) A tiny box.
(d) A large castle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Luis's mother occasionally do for work?

2. What happens when Luis's family has to move in with a relative?

3. Who is the friction between at the beach?

4. Who took care of Seni for so long that she didn't recognize her own father?

5. What did Luis's mother buy him in the memory at the beginning of the book?

(see the answer keys)

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