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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the plan to get revenge on the Sangras?

2. What kind of drugs from the garage does Luis turn to?

3. Who do the bikers name in the attempted murder?

4. What happens to Cokie?

5. Who does Luis jump with the Lomas?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Lisa and what dream does Luis have about her?

2. Who is Michael Robles?

3. What does Chente say about what he discovers in Luis's garage?

4. Why is the meeting of gangs called off?

5. How does Luis describe the workers at the community centers?

6. Who is Joe and what does Joe discover about Luis?

7. How does Luis get wrapped up in the attack led by Santos?

8. How does Luis feel about the changes Mr. Madison made?

9. Describe Luis's experience with drugs that is described midway through the book.

10. How does Luis fair in his beating to become a Lomas?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Luis's writing get discovered, and what does it do to his family's feelings about him?

Essay Topic 2

How does the reaction of Luis's American teacher impact him for the rest of the year? What is he afraid of?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contract the relationship between Luis and his mother with the relationship he has with his father. Does he blame his father for his mother's hard life? Why or why not?

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