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

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

3. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What job is Luis a champion at after he begins working to help support the family?

2. Who is the friction between at the beach?

3. 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?

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

5. Who loses an eye in the gang shooting?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the people in "Thee Impersonations" desire?

2. How does graffiti show a rift within the gang?

3. What do Luis's early memories reveal about his feelings toward his father?

4. Explain how Yuk-Yuk and Luis differ on their feelings about stealing and killing.

5. What happens when Luis's father gets a better job?

6. After they leave Seni's, how is Luis' new neighborhood described?

7. What was Luis's family's neighborhood and house like in Los Angeles?

8. What kind of relationship does Seni and her husband have?

9. What happens when the gang goes to a "real beach?"

10. Who are "Thee Impersonations"?

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