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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What happens to Luis's family after the police come to their home in the beginning of the book?
(a) They divide up.
(b) They are on the run.
(c) They are evicted.
(d) They go to Florida.

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

5. Who usually doesn't go to the "real beach?"
(a) Dogs.
(b) Babies.
(c) Barrios.
(d) Kids.

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

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

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

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

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

11. How old was Luis's dad when he married Luis's mom?
(a) 45.
(b) 50.
(c) 20.
(d) 40.

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

13. What is Yuk-Yuk's real name?
(a) Black dog.
(b) Seni.
(c) Claudio Ponce.
(d) Jim Smith.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Luis's father meet his mother?

2. How is Jandro Mares described in the book?

3. Where does Luis's family have to put all of their possessions when they have to move after the father loses his job?

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

5. How was Luis's first Christmas in Watts?

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