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

2. Who has children from previous relationships between the relationship between Luis's mom and dad?

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

4. Whose fight prompted the police to come to where Luis's family was staying in the beginning of the book?

5. What happens at the concession stand when Luis is there on a gang mission?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does graffiti show a rift within the gang?

3. Why is Luis known as "Chin?"

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Luis describe his high school?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the reaction of Luis's American teacher impact him for the rest of the year? What is he afraid of?

Essay Topic 2

What is the impact of Luis's near-death experience with sniffing on his life?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the impact of the death of a little girl named Coke on the neighborhood's attempts to stop gang violence.

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