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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. Which girl warned Reymundo about an ambush in Chapter 31?

2. On what holiday did the Kings and Cobras get into a shoot-out resulting in the death of several innocent bystanders?

3. The Latin Disciples had the leaders of which gang arrested?

4. What was the location of the shoot-our in #148?

5. Why was Lucky killed by a member of his own gang?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were gang coalitions formed as a result of a shoot-out at the Wisconsin Dells one summer?

2. What role did Loca take on in Reymundo's life?

3. Why did Maria kick Reymundo out of her apartment and where did he live after that?

4. What was the incredible bit of luck Reymundo had when viciously confronted by a Latin Lovers gang member?

5. How does Reymundo threaten Blanca into having sex with him?

6. Who offered to help Reymundo get out of gang life?

7. Why did Reymundo no longer want to join a gang, and why did he go through with it anyway?

8. Why did King Dino have to go to jail for the crime that Reymundo committed in retaliation for Morena's death?

9. What was life like now for Reymundo since the Puerto Rican gangs were at war with each other?

10. How did Speedy and Julio treat Reymundo differently during the Kings' war on the coalition?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

Substance abuse seems to be an unnamed character in the book. How pervasive is the abuse? Why does it have such a prevalent place in the characters' lives? How does it affect the abusers? How does it affect those impacted by the abusers? Explain how an inanimate object or characteristic can be a character.

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