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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 happens to Luis's family after the police come to their home in the beginning of the book?
(a) They go to Florida.
(b) They are on the run.
(c) They are evicted.
(d) They divide up.

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

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

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

5. Who has children from previous relationships between the relationship between Luis's mom and dad?
(a) Luis's dad.
(b) Both.
(c) Neither.
(d) Luis's mom.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Luis describe his family's house in Watts?

4. How is Jandro Mares described in the book?

5. What high school does Luis attend?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Rano pick on his brother?

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

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

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

6. Why is Luis known as "Chin?"

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

8. What do Luis and Rano do with their money they earn?

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

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

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