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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 do Luis and Rano do with the money they earn at 9 years old?
(a) Give it all to their dad.
(b) Spend it on candy.
(c) Give it all to their mom.
(d) Spend it on comics.

2. What is Yuk-Yuk's real name?
(a) Black dog.
(b) Claudio Ponce.
(c) Seni.
(d) Jim Smith.

3. Where did Luis's allegedly commit this crime?
(a) A bank.
(b) A school.
(c) A store.
(d) A church.

4. Besides an eye, what else do the gang members think their comrade has lost in the shooting?
(a) His nerve.
(b) His excitement.
(c) His patience.
(d) His money.

5. Who usually doesn't go to the "real beach?"
(a) Babies.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Kids.
(d) Barrios.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Luis's family move in with after his father loses his great job?

2. What happens to Luis's family after the police come to their home in the beginning of the book?

3. What was injured in the fight that prompted police to respond?

4. Which gang member is shot in the face near the vacant lot?

5. How old is Luis when his mom says he must help support the family?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Luis describe his high school?

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

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

4. What do the people in "Thee Impersonations" desire?

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

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

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

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

9. Why is Luis known as "Chin?"

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

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