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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 did Speedy's gang members beat him brutally for beating Reymundo?
2. Why was Reymundo called a coward in the Chi-West shooting episode?
3. What was so appealing about the gang to Reymundo?
4. Why was Reymundo branded a faggot in Chapter 14?
5. Which gang nearly wiped out the gang in #20 on one night?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the incident where Pedro severely beats Reymundo who appeals to his mother -- who also beats him.
2. Describe the traumatic and dysfunctional beginning of Reymundo's life in Puerto Rico.
3. Where did Reymundo's family move to in America and what did Reymundo especially like about it?
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 life like when he lived with Hector?
7. What impact did Pedro's beatings of Reymundo have on Reymundo's life?
8. Where did Reymundo meet China, a girl he really liked?
9. What did China share with Reymundo regarding her difficult home life?
10. What did both Maria and Hector do to help Reymundo go to school and live a relatively normal life?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Project into the future ten years after the end of the novel and write a brief synopsis for the lives of the narrator and three other characters. Be sure to incorporate personal, political and cultural impacts on the characters' lives.
Essay Topic 2
Explain the cultural climate in America in the late 1970s and 1980s and why the time was right for gangs to become more prevalent in cities like Chicago. What were the trends in America at the time? Why was gang life the only option for so many young people in America's large cities?
Essay Topic 3
Explain the role of women in America in the 1970s and 1980s. What precedents did they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions did they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not have? What belief system about women was evident in how the women in gangs behaved and how they were treated? Explain.
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