View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was a nickel bag?

3. Why did so many policemen show up at the party at Montrose Harbor?

4. Why did Speedy's gang members beat him brutally for beating Reymundo?

5. Why was Reymundo called a coward in the Chi-West shooting episode?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Reymundo learn that changed his mind about the Spanish Lords after his encounter with Snake?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

Essay Topic 3

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,039 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample