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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who takes up the challenge to fight at the beach?
(a) Clavo.
(b) Luis.
(c) Black Dog.
(d) Rano.

2. Why was Luis's father angry in this memory at the beginning of the book?
(a) He doesn't think Luis should be reading comic books.
(b) He doesn't want Luis to have candy.
(c) He refuses to go back to Mexico.
(d) He does not want to visit Union Station.

3. What job is Luis a champion at after he begins working to help support the family?
(a) Waiting tables.
(b) Gas station.
(c) Grocery store.
(d) Newspaper delivery.

4. Who loses an eye in the gang shooting?
(a) Seni.
(b) Luis.
(c) Clavo.
(d) Rano.

5. What is the gang's connection to the vacant lot?
(a) They never go near it.
(b) They sell it.
(c) The gang has claimed it as their own.
(d) They rent it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose fight prompted the police to come to where Luis's family was staying in the beginning of the book?

2. What happens the first time Luis begins school in America?

3. How old is Luis when his mom says he must help support the family?

4. What was the weapon used in the fight that prompted police to respond?

5. What is Yuk-Yuk's real name?

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