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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. As part of a shopping spree after Luis's dad gets a new job, what does Luis's mom get?
(a) Her nails done.
(b) Her hair done.
(c) New teeth.
(d) A new outfit.

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

3. 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) They leave them behind.
(c) They sell them.
(d) The garage.

4. What happens when people sign up to get a subscription that Luis and Rano are selling in the neighborhood?
(a) They run away before paying.
(b) They sign up for the free gift but never pay.
(c) They tell him to go away.
(d) They spit in his face.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what country did Luis's family originally live?

2. Who has children from previous relationships between the relationship between Luis's mom and dad?

3. Whose fight prompted the police to come to where Luis's family was staying in the beginning of the book?

4. Where did Luis's allegedly commit this crime?

5. What was Luis's father doing when he met his mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Luis's saxophone cause a rift between him and Joe?

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

3. What does the gang discover about the white people at the beach?

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

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

6. Who is Yuk Yuk and what influence does he has on Luis's life?

7. What happens to the person who took up the challenge to fight with the whites at the beach?

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

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

10. What happens when the students at Luis's father's school can't understand his accent?

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