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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) Luis.
(b) Grandpa.
(c) Seni.
(d) Grandma.

2. Who loses an eye in the gang shooting?
(a) Seni.
(b) Rano.
(c) Luis.
(d) Clavo.

3. What happens the first time Luis begins school in America?
(a) A teacher welcomes him with open arms.
(b) A teacher objects to having him in the class.
(c) He speaks English clearly.
(d) He is tranferred to a different school.

4. How was Luis's first Christmas in Watts?
(a) The best ever.
(b) Better than Mexico.
(c) Not good.
(d) The usual.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Luis in the memory he recalls at the beginning of the book?

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

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

4. What does Shed give Luis and Rano for stealing?

5. Why was Luis's father angry in this memory at the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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