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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. Who was the Spanish Lord gang member who Reymundo got into a fistfight with?
(a) Spike.
(b) Snake.
(c) Bling.
(d) Cruz.

2. Reymundo's old friend, Julio, joined a gang called _________________.
(a) Street Kings.
(b) Cripz For Lyfe.
(c) Latin Kings.
(d) Spanish Cobras.

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

4. Why did so many policemen show up at the party at Montrose Harbor?
(a) The gangs were breaking curfew.
(b) There was a shooting with rival gangs.
(c) The people at the party violated the noise ordinance.
(d) Someone threw a bottle at a police car.

5. Which gang did Reymundo decide to never be a member of?
(a) Spanish Lords.
(b) North Side Varrio Boys.
(c) Spanish Kings.
(d) The Crips.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Reymundo born?

2. How old was the woman in #27?

3. What did Reymundo do when he moved back to the United States?

4. What was the name of the store where Reymundo and his friends stole candy?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Reymundo's violent life after the family moved back to Puerto Rico.

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

3. What did Reymundo have to do in Imperial Gangsters territory as part of his initiation into the Latin Kings?

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

5. 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?

6. What was Reymundo's introduction to sex like and who was his partner?

7. What was Reymundo's first experience with a gang war -- the one between the Spanish Cobras and the Spanish Lords?

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

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

10. Describe the violent encounter between the Chi-Wests and Reymundo, Mouse and Morena. What advice did Morena later give Reymundo about being a leader?

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