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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 Hector buy for the apartment so Reymundo would have a place to stay?

2. Who was the Spanish Lord gang member who Reymundo got into a fistfight with?

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

4. After a ____________ egg fight between gangs, the Spanish Lords gunned down an innocent kid claiming he was a Cobra.

5. Which gang nearly wiped out the gang in #20 on one night?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why did Speedy's own gang members beat him brutally for what Speedy did to Reymundo during a fight?

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

10. Describe the altercation between the Latin Kings and Latin Queens and the police at Montrose Harbor.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"My Bloody Life" is a coming of age story. What does that classification entail? Why does this book fit into this category? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of the search for acceptance. Identify at least two themes about acceptance in the book. Then cite an example to support each theme you name.

Essay Topic 3

The theme of struggling with personal identity is an important one in this novel. Describe how it extends through setting, character and issues and provide examples for each.

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