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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. What city is Watts in?
(a) San Diego.
(b) Dallas.
(c) L.A.
(d) Chicago.

2. What kind of car goes by when a gang member is shot in the face?
(a) A new car.
(b) An old car.
(c) A car without plates.
(d) A convertible.

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

4. Why was Luis's father jailed after his parents were married?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Stealing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Luis's first Christmas in Watts?

2. Who is often ill in the family?

3. Who disappears without a trace after being injured in a gang shooting?

4. Why does Luis's father get fired from his new job?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who are "Thee Impersonations"?

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

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

5. How does graffiti show a rift within the gang?

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

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

8. Why did Rano pick on his brother?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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