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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. Whose calls does Vivian eventually refuse?

2. What is the school mascot at Keppel High School?

3. What happens to Cokie?

4. Who discovers that Luis has been writing a book?

5. How long does Luis wait for Vivian at the dance before he leaves?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Mr. Madison's plans for changes for the high school?

2. How does Luis find out about the city mural project?

3. What are some small strides happening in race relations at Luis' school after Mr. Madison arrives?

4. Who is Lisa and what dream does Luis have about her?

5. How does Luis get wrapped up in the attack led by Santos?

6. What happens when Michael's brother gets in trouble?

7. How does Luis feel about the changes Mr. Madison made?

8. Why is Roberta a prostitute?

9. What kind of anger does Luis feel about his relationship with Vivian?

10. Describe Luis's experience with drugs that is described midway through the book.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Luis's writing get discovered, and what does it do to his family's feelings about him?

Essay Topic 2

Describe how Luis's father's struggle to maintain a job causes the family to move to L.A. and how the job situation is once he gets there.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the Neighborhood Youth Corps with a gang. In what ways are they alike? Different?

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