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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. In which gang's territory did Reymundo get severely beaten?

2. For how long was Reymundo to be kicked out of the clubhouse, homeless and friendless?

3. How old was Reymundo when he was raped by a cousin?

4. Who did Reymundo's mother take up with after her second husband left her?

5. Why did China move in with her father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Reymundo have to do in Imperial Gangsters territory as part of his initiation into the Latin Kings?

2. How did Reymundo rationalize his first killing spree and what gang accepted him after that?

3. What sleeping arrangements did Reymundo and China have at Maria's?

4. Why did Speedy's own gang members beat him brutally for what Speedy did to Reymundo during a fight?

5. What options was Reymundo given regarding getting the sweater back or killing a gang member and what was the potential consequence?

6. Who was Rosie and why was Reymundo happy when China moved out of Maria's house?

7. What was Reymundo's first experience with a gang war -- the one between the Spanish Cobras and the Spanish Lords?

8. What did both Maria and Hector do to help Reymundo go to school and live a relatively normal life?

9. What was Reymundo's relationship with Morena and what did he think might destroy that relationship?

10. What was Reymundo's introduction to sex like and who was his partner?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of women in America in the 1970s and 1980s. What precedents did they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions did they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not have? What belief system about women was evident in how the women in gangs behaved and how they were treated? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of demographics in the makeup of gangs. What was the racial demographic? What was the age demographic? Why were youths in poverty-level households more susceptible to gang influence?

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