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

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

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

4. 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) School jobs.
(c) Out of state jobs.
(d) Labor jobs.

5. What is the gang's connection to the vacant lot?
(a) They sell it.
(b) They never go near it.
(c) They rent it.
(d) The gang has claimed it as their own.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Luis and Rano do with the money they earn at 9 years old?

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

3. How are students divided at Luis's high school?

4. Who puts old sofas in the vacant lot?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Luis known as "Chin?"

2. Who are "Thee Impersonations"?

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

4. What do Luis's early memories reveal about his feelings toward his father?

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

6. How does Luis describe his high school?

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

8. How did Luis's family end up settling in Los Angeles?

9. After they leave Seni's, how is Luis' new neighborhood described?

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

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