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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Where does Luis's family have to put all of their possessions when they have to move after the father loses his job?
(a) A storage locker.
(b) The garage.
(c) They sell them.
(d) They leave them behind.

5. What was the weapon used in the fight that prompted police to respond?
(a) A knife.
(b) A BB gun.
(c) A gun.
(d) A nail file.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Luis think teachers favor at his high school?

2. What did Luis do with his toys that first Christmas?

3. Who takes up the challenge to fight at the beach?

4. Who usually doesn't go to the "real beach?"

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Luis and Rano do with their money they earn?

2. How does Luis describe his mother at the beginning of the book?

3. What was Luis's family's neighborhood and house like in Los Angeles?

4. What happens when Luis's father gets a better job?

5. How does Luis's problem with stealing and killing come to a head at the concession stand?

6. What kind of relationship does Seni and her husband have?

7. Why did Rano pick on his brother?

8. Who are "Thee Impersonations"?

9. What happens when the gang goes to a "real beach?"

10. Explain how Yuk-Yuk and Luis differ on their feelings about stealing and killing.

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