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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Brittany do after the first day of school?
(a) Gets a haircut.
(b) Works out at the gym.
(c) Goes to the library.
(d) Goes to pom pom practice.

2. In which group is Brittany categorized at school?
(a) The brainiacs.
(b) The shop guys.
(c) The popular kids.
(d) The nerds.

3. Why is Brittany nervous about taking Alex to the school nurse's office?
(a) She is afraid he will pass out.
(b) She is afraid people will think they are dating.
(c) She is afraid he will lean on her.
(d) She is worried what her mother will say.

4. Who is Mr. Aguirre?
(a) Alex's counselor.
(b) The football coach.
(c) The school janitor.
(d) The school principal.

5. Alex flirts with Brittany and tries to get her to ____________________.
(a) sit on his lap.
(b) go out with him.
(c) kiss him.
(d) do his homework.

Short Answer Questions

1. Brittany spends a lot of time caring for whom?

2. What personal information does Alex reveal to Brittany in Chapter 24?

3. Who is the friend who makes the bet with Alex?

4. Why does Colin have a fight with Brittany's mother?

5. Who is Carmen?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Alex help take care of his widowed mother and two younger brothers?

2. What is Alex's role in the gang, the Latino Bloods?

3. What pressures is Brittany experiencing at home and with Colin?

4. What does Brittany's mother's treatment of Alex indicate about how different his life is from Brittany's?

5. Who is the teacher who shows some interest interest in Alex and his future?

6. What prevents a possible ugly situation when Brittany, who is drunk, wanders into the area of the beach where Alex and his Bloods are hanging out?

7. Why is Brittany initially resistant to Alex's flirtations?

8. What does Alex know he will have to do eventually as a member of the Latino Bloods and why is he so resistant to the idea?

9. Why does the sight of his brother near the soccer field anger Alex?

10. In what way do Brittany and Alex have much in common?

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