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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was so appealing about the gang to Reymundo?
(a) It prepared him for the workforce.
(b) It fulfilled emotional needs not met at home.
(c) It was a way to get on the TV news.
(d) It helped him get into a better school.

2. Who was the person who raped Reymundo?
(a) Pedro.
(b) Manuel.
(c) Jorge.
(d) Alberto.

3. With which friend did Reymundo go to a high school hangout in Chapter 11?
(a) Shorty.
(b) Tookie.
(c) Slack.
(d) Crazy One.

4. Which gang nearly wiped out the gang in #20 on one night?
(a) West Side Assassins.
(b) Cold Stone Killas.
(c) Cadillac Crips.
(d) Spanish Lords.

5. How did Reymundo feel about China's moving out?
(a) He thought it was time for her to go.
(b) He was not upset at all.
(c) He was happy to be able to date Rosie.
(d) He was distraught over her move.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the leader of the Unknowns?

2. Where were the Chi-West members when Reymundo confronted them in Chapter 12?

3. Why did Reymundo not have sex with the girl in #30 even though she agreed to it?

4. Who became Reymundo's friend when Reymundo transferred to Tuley School?

5. Why did so many policemen show up at the party at Montrose Harbor?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Jenny tell Reymundo about her and Speedy that made him so angry that he put his life at risk and ended up badly beaten in the hospital?

2. What is the premise of "My Bloody Life"?

3. What was Reymundo's relationship with Morena and what did he think might destroy that relationship?

4. Describe the incident in which Reymundo was kicked out of the Spanish Lords clubhouse because a Chi-West member stole Crazy's gang sweater.

5. What options was Reymundo given regarding getting the sweater back or killing a gang member and what was the potential consequence?

6. Why did Flaco's Insane Spanish Cobras beat Papo and not Reymundo?

7. What did both Maria and Hector do to help Reymundo go to school and live a relatively normal life?

8. Describe the traumatic and dysfunctional beginning of Reymundo's life in Puerto Rico.

9. What sleeping arrangements did Reymundo and China have at Maria's?

10. Why was Reymundo exempt from the usual act of violence to join a group when he decided on the Latin Kings?

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