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

2. What grade did Reymundo graduate from in Chapter 6?

3. Maria agreed to pose as Reymundo's mother so he could ________________________.

4. Who registered Reymundo in school and bought him school clothes?

5. With which teammate did Reymundo become a close friend?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Reymundo's life change after he was branded a coward?

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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 the gang lifestyle so attractive to Reymundo?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a character study of Reymundo. What are his physical characteristics? What are his motivations? What are his fears? What are his dreams? What else can you say about the narrator?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Create a character study of Reymundo's mother. What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Reymundo's mother?

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