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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. As part of a shopping spree after Luis's dad gets a new job, what does Luis's mom get?
(a) Her hair done.
(b) New teeth.
(c) Her nails done.
(d) A new outfit.

2. Luis thinks he would be able to kill, but not as part of what?
(a) A gang.
(b) A shooting.
(c) A burglary.
(d) A theft.

3. Who is the friction between at the beach?
(a) Seni and her husband.
(b) Luis and Rano.
(c) Luis and Clavo.
(d) Surfers and beaners.

4. Who says "a thief must be willing to do what needs to be done without thinking?"
(a) Yuk-Yuk.
(b) Rano.
(c) Luis.
(d) Shed.

5. After stealing for Shed and Jandro, what do Luis and Rano graduate to?
(a) Selling drugs.
(b) Selling guns.
(c) Residential burglary.
(d) Bank burglaries.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Luis's family have to put all of their possessions when they have to move after the father loses his job?

2. Who is Rano?

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

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

5. What does Luis's mother occasionally do for work?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are "Thee Impersonations"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why did Luis break his toys at Christmas?

9. Why did Rano pick on his brother?

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

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