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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. Reymundo met a girl named Cindy in Chinatown whose nickname was ________________.
2. In Chapter 41 Reymundo began to hang out with the King Leaders, the older members who ___________________.
3. How did the boy in #124 die?
4. How many times was Rosie stabbed in the face and chest?
5. Who had promised to have sex with Reymundo in the clubhouse in Chapter 26?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was meant by "violating out"?
2. Why did Reymundo brutally shoot and wound Agila and how did Loca get Reymundo's life spared for the incident?
3. Why did the white, middle-class kids in the suburbs not make it in gangs?
4. How does Reymundo threaten Blanca into having sex with him?
5. How did Speedy and Julio treat Reymundo differently during the Kings' war on the coalition?
6. How did the Kings' leadership deal with Lucky who began to violate gang rules and confront gang leadership?
7. What was the incredible bit of luck Reymundo had when viciously confronted by a Latin Lovers gang member?
8. Why did Rosie pretend to be in love with Reymundo?
9. Why did Jenny not want to have sex with Reymundo, and who did he have sex with instead?
10. What impact did Juni have on Reymundo's life and what eventually happened to Juni?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Describe the major settings for the novel. Why does Sanchez use the settings he does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?
Essay Topic 3
Explain the significance of the novel's title--"My Bloody Life". Why did Sanchez choose this title? Is there an understood message in the title? Is there another title you can suggest that might be more appropriate?
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