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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. Who does Luis's family move in with after his father loses his great job?

2. Who loses an eye in the gang shooting?

3. What happens the first time Luis begins school in America?

4. How was Luis's first Christmas in Watts?

5. What job is Luis a champion at after he begins working to help support the family?

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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Beyond a feeling of belonging, why is the pull of the gang for Luis so strong that even a woman's influence cannot change his mind?

Essay Topic 2

How does the struggle of people in the neighborhood and Luis's family's own struggle to fit in in America impact Luis's joining the club or gang? What is he seeking?

Essay Topic 3

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

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