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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Luis's first Christmas in Watts?
(a) Better than Mexico.
(b) Not good.
(c) The usual.
(d) The best ever.

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

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

4. Besides an eye, what else do the gang members think their comrade has lost in the shooting?
(a) His money.
(b) His nerve.
(c) His patience.
(d) His excitement.

5. 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 factory worker.
(b) A principal position.
(c) A substitute teaching position.
(d) A union job.

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

7. Everyone is released after the beach fight except for who?
(a) Black Dog.
(b) Luis.
(c) Rano.
(d) Clavo.

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

9. Why does Luis's father get fired from his new job?
(a) He came to work drunk.
(b) He was always late.
(c) The students couldn't understand his accent.
(d) His coworkers hated him.

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

11. What did Luis's mother buy him in the memory at the beginning of the book?
(a) A candy bar.
(b) A lollipop.
(c) A toothbrush.
(d) A comic book.

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

13. Why did Yuk-yuk get his nickname?
(a) Because he hates jokes.
(b) Because of his distinctive laugh.
(c) Because the gang likes to laugh at him.
(d) Because his dad tells jokes.

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

15. What does Shed give Luis and Rano for stealing?
(a) Guns.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Cash.
(d) Checks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What seem to the be the only kinds of jobs Luis's father can find when he first comes to America?

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

3. Who takes up the challenge to fight at the beach?

4. Who usually doesn't go to the "real beach?"

5. How does Luis describe his family's house in Watts?

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