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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After stealing for Shed and Jandro, what do Luis and Rano graduate to?
(a) Residential burglary.
(b) Selling guns.
(c) Selling drugs.
(d) Bank burglaries.

2. Who does Luis think teachers favor at his high school?
(a) Rich kids.
(b) Mexicans.
(c) Poor kids.
(d) Whites.

3. How does Luis describe his family's house in Watts?
(a) A large castle.
(b) A tiny box.
(c) A matchbox of a place.
(d) A perfectly fine place.

4. What was Luis's father doing when he met his mother?
(a) Becoming a teacher.
(b) Leaving for New York.
(c) Participating in a foreign study program.
(d) Forming a gang.

5. How old was Luis's dad when he married Luis's mom?
(a) 50.
(b) 20.
(c) 40.
(d) 45.

6. What happens the first time Luis begins school in America?
(a) He speaks English clearly.
(b) He is tranferred to a different school.
(c) A teacher welcomes him with open arms.
(d) A teacher objects to having him in the class.

7. Who puts old sofas in the vacant lot?
(a) Luis's mom.
(b) The gang.
(c) Seni.
(d) Luis's dad.

8. What happens at the concession stand when Luis is there on a gang mission?
(a) A man can't open the safe.
(b) Rano kills a man.
(c) Luis begins to cry.
(d) Shed kills a man.

9. What happens when Luis's family has to move in with a relative?
(a) They are constantly fighting.
(b) They begin to hate each other.
(c) They cry all the time.
(d) They become closer.

10. How old was Luis in the memory he recalls at the beginning of the book?
(a) 15.
(b) 19.
(c) 9.
(d) 10.

11. What does Luis's mother occasionally do for work?
(a) Work at fast-food restaurant.
(b) Work at the mall.
(c) Work at Walgreens.
(d) Take care of children or cleaning houses.

12. Which gang is preparing for war after the shooting at the vacant lot?
(a) Rano's gang.
(b) The Tribe.
(c) Impersonations.
(d) The Old Boys.

13. How are students divided at Luis's high school?
(a) By neighborhoods.
(b) By learning level.
(c) By race and social class.
(d) By grade.

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

15. What city is Watts in?
(a) Chicago.
(b) San Diego.
(c) Dallas.
(d) L.A.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who disappears without a trace after being injured in a gang shooting?

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

3. What did Luis's father vow after the accusations in the beginning of the book?

4. What kind of car goes by when a gang member is shot in the face?

5. Who works at a car wash when Luis's mother tell the boys to get jobs?

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