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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. Who were the female counterparts of the Latin Kings?

2. Which of the following was NOT to go with Reymundo when he did the activity in #45?

3. For how long was Reymundo to be kicked out of the clubhouse, homeless and friendless?

4. In Chapter 19 Reymundo, Papo and Speedy badly beat up a classmate who was a ________________.

5. Who did Reymundo have sex with every night?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How did Reymundo rationalize his first killing spree and what gang accepted him after that?

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

8. Why was the gang lifestyle so attractive to Reymundo?

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

10. What impact did Pedro's beatings of Reymundo have on Reymundo's life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the role of demographics in the makeup of gangs. What was the racial demographic? What was the age demographic? Why were youths in poverty-level households more susceptible to gang influence?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the impact of gang life in the 1970s and 1980s. Compare and contrast the gang lifestyle in America during this time to America today. What major changes have occurred--both positive and negative?

Essay Topic 3

Sanchez is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphors, and irony, and then briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

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