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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 continued for Reymundo when the family moved to Puerto Rico?
(a) He practiced shooting his pistol.
(b) He refused to go to school.
(c) Pedro still beat him.
(d) He smoked pot every day.

2. What did Reymundo do as part of his initiation into the Spanish Kings?
(a) He knocked over a liquor store by himself.
(b) He spray painted the Kings' logo over the mural of the Imperial Gangsters.
(c) He raped a girl who was randomly pulled off the street.
(d) He shot seven of the Imperial Gangsters members.

3. What was the nickname of the girl in #79?
(a) Miss Homecoming Queen.
(b) Miss Popularity.
(c) Miss Heartbreaker.
(d) Miss Easy.

4. What was a nickel bag?
(a) A bank deposit envelope.
(b) $5 of marijuana.
(c) A cheap lunch.
(d) A coin purse.

5. Maria agreed to pose as Reymundo's mother so he could ________________________.
(a) enroll in high school.
(b) get a bank loan.
(c) have a medical procedure.
(d) enlist in the army.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Reymundo carry to defend himself against Pedro?

2. Why did the Latin Kings accept Reymundo into their gang?

3. Who still did not have sex with Reymundo in Chapter 21?

4. Where did Reymundo hide after being branded a coward?

5. What did Speedy use to beat Reymundo, requiring stitches?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did China share with Reymundo regarding her difficult home life?

2. Where did Reymundo's family move to in America and what did Reymundo especially like about it?

3. What was Reymundo's life like when he lived with Hector?

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

5. Describe the incident where Pedro severely beats Reymundo who appeals to his mother -- who also beats him.

6. Who were Reymundo's friends at his new school and what were some of the things they did together?

7. Where did Reymundo meet China, a girl he really liked?

8. Describe the time when Reymundo was pulled into a murder with Jenny's brother, Lil Man, who wanted to teach the Gaylords gang a lesson after they beat an old couple simply for being Puerto Rican. What did Reymundo learn from this experience?

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

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

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