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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 is Rano?
(a) Luis's older brother.
(b) Luis's dad.
(c) Luis's younger brother.
(d) Luis's grandfather.

2. Where did that memory take place that is described at the beginning of the book?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Union Station.
(d) Indiana.

3. Whose fight prompted the police to come to where Luis's family was staying in the beginning of the book?
(a) Seni and her husband.
(b) Luis and his father.
(c) Rano and his mother.
(d) Rano and Luis.

4. Everyone is released after the beach fight except for who?
(a) Black Dog.
(b) Rano.
(c) Clavo.
(d) Luis.

5. How old is Luis when his mom says he must help support the family?
(a) 20.
(b) 19.
(c) 9.
(d) 16.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the gang taken into custody after the fight at the beach?

2. Before Yuk-Yuk, had Luis stolen before?

3. Who is often ill in the family?

4. Where did Luis's father meet his mother?

5. How are students divided at Luis's high school?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Rano pick on his brother?

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

4. Who are "Thee Impersonations"?

5. How does Luis describe his high school?

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

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

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

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

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

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