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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which gang member is shot in the face near the vacant lot?
(a) Clavo.
(b) Luis.
(c) Seni.
(d) Joe.

2. How long did Luis's father's new job last?
(a) Less than a year.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) Two years.

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

4. Luis thinks he would be able to kill, but not as part of what?
(a) A theft.
(b) A gang.
(c) A shooting.
(d) A burglary.

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

6. What type of job does Luis's father get in the flashback in the beginning of the book that prompts him to buy a better home and other things?
(a) A substitute teaching position.
(b) A union job.
(c) A principal position.
(d) A factory worker.

7. Who thinks that Luis's thoughts on killing are a problem?
(a) Yuk-yuk.
(b) Luis's father.
(c) Shed.
(d) Rano.

8. What happened in the accusations against Luis's father?
(a) He was found guilty.
(b) He was eventually found innocent.
(c) Charges were dropped after a trial.
(d) He was released after a trial.

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

10. Who is Seni?
(a) Luis's mom.
(b) Luis's stepsister.
(c) Luis's grandma.
(d) Luis's half-sister.

11. What does Jandro have Luis and Rano steal?
(a) Guns.
(b) Bikes.
(c) Specific cars.
(d) Food.

12. Before Yuk-Yuk, had Luis stolen before?
(a) Yes, but never anything big.
(b) Occasionally he would rob a home.
(c) No.
(d) Yes, and the same type of big stuff.

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

14. As part of a shopping spree after Luis's dad gets a new job, what does Luis's mom get?
(a) Her nails done.
(b) Her hair done.
(c) A new outfit.
(d) New teeth.

15. Who is often ill in the family?
(a) Luis's sister.
(b) Luis's mother.
(c) Luis's father.
(d) Luis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was injured in the fight that prompted police to respond?

2. Where did Luis's father meet his mother?

3. What happens when people sign up to get a subscription that Luis and Rano are selling in the neighborhood?

4. Who says "a thief must be willing to do what needs to be done without thinking?"

5. Who does Luis's family move in with after his father loses his great job?

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