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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. Reymundo met a girl named Cindy in Chinatown whose nickname was ________________.
2. What would happen to the girl in #91 if she refused to have sex with Reymundo?
3. When Reymundo was promoted to Junior King in the Latin Kings, he sold marijuana and committed burglaries with whom?
4. Which of the following is NOT a benefit the leaders had by exploiting younger gangsters?
5. Who were the Puerto Rican gangs at war with in Chapter 29?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did the white, middle-class kids in the suburbs not make it in gangs?
2. What did Reymundo learn about Spanky when Reymundo was in the Cook County Jail, and what kind of time was Reymundo looking at for his crimes?
3. What impact did Juni have on Reymundo's life and what eventually happened to Juni?
4. Why did the Kings decide to get revenge on a coalition of other gangs for Morena's death instead of the Imperials who actually killed her?
5. What role did Loca take on in Reymundo's life?
6. What was meant by "violating out"?
7. Why did Reymundo no longer want to join a gang, and why did he go through with it anyway?
8. Why were gang coalitions formed as a result of a shoot-out at the Wisconsin Dells one summer?
9. How does Reymundo threaten Blanca into having sex with him?
10. What did Reymundo do when Morena was killed in a drive-by shooting?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Create a character study of Reymundo's mother. What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Reymundo's mother?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Explain the cultural climate in America in the late 1970s and 1980s and why the time was right for gangs to become more prevalent in cities like Chicago. What were the trends in America at the time? Why was gang life the only option for so many young people in America's large cities?
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