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

2. Who works at a car wash when Luis's mother tell the boys to get jobs?
(a) Seni.
(b) Luis and Rano.
(c) Luis's dad.
(d) Luis's mom.

3. Who is Luis with when he finds the police at their home?
(a) Rano.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) Seni.

4. What did Luis's father vow after the accusations in the beginning of the book?
(a) To leave the country.
(b) To be a better father.
(c) To be a better husband.
(d) To never work in a school again.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What happens when Luis's family has to move in with a relative?

4. As part of a shopping spree after Luis's dad gets a new job, what does Luis's mom get?

5. Who is the friction between at the beach?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What happens to Clavo's feelings about the gang after he is shot in the eye?

9. Why is Luis known as "Chin?"

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

(see the answer keys)

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