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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Rano and Luis steal for Shed Cowager?

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

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

4. Who is Rano?

5. What is Yuk-Yuk's real name?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Luis break his toys at Christmas?

3. How does Luis describe his high school?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Luis's problem with stealing and killing come to a head at the concession stand?

10. Why did Rano pick on his brother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the race problems at Luis's high school, including specific incidents from the book involving teachers and students. How do they affect Luis? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Why did Luis relate to the Vietnam War protests? In what ways was he able to express himself?

Essay Topic 3

Why does the title "Always Running" mean? How does Luis explain it in the book?

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