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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why is the gang taken into custody after the fight at the beach?
(a) Drugs and alcohol.
(b) Assaulting a police officer.
(c) Weapons.
(d) Fighting.

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

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

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

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

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

11. Whose fight prompted the police to come to where Luis's family was staying in the beginning of the book?
(a) Seni and her husband.
(b) Luis and his father.
(c) Rano and his mother.
(d) Rano and Luis.

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

13. 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.

14. What instrument does Luis want to learn how to play when he is in high school?
(a) Saxophone.
(b) Clarinet.
(c) Drums.
(d) Trumpet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which gang is preparing for war after the shooting at the vacant lot?

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

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

4. Who is the friction between at the beach?

5. Why does the gang plan a trip to a "real beach?"

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