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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. Why does The Animal Tribe start to decline?

2. Who tells Luis to get a gun after the bikers accost?

3. How does Luis's dream about Lisa end?

4. Who is Chente Ramirez?

5. What kind of drugs from the garage does Luis turn to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sal feel for the Sangras?

2. How does Luis describe the workers at the community centers?

3. Why does Luis stab someone with a screwdriver?

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

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

6. How does the dream about Lisa save Gloria?

7. What happens when Luis tries to attend Taft High School to get a better education?

8. How do the riots of the Vietnam War impact Luis's life?

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

10. Why do the Lomas come to power?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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