characters
neighborhood/school
family/"family"
events
vocabulary
100
The main character in the book.
What is Martin?
100
The name of Martin's new school?
What is Bluford?
100
Martin's age.
What is 16?
100
The fate of Martin's brother.
What is he gets shot and killed?
100
The meaning of the word "tag".
What is to mark with a gang sign.
200
The girl that becomes Martin's "girlfriend" at Blueford.
What is Vicky?
200
The name of Martin's old school.
What is Zomora?
200
Huero's real name. (Hint: same as one of the guys he meets at Bluford.)
What is Eric?
200
Martin's mother does this to try to save him.
What is moves Martin to a new neighboorhood and school?
200
What is the meaning of the word wannabe?
What is someone who wants to be part of the gang?
300
The character that is Martin's "enemy" at Blueford/
What is Steve?
300
How Martin's new school is different from his old school.
What is it population is mostly black and more middle class?
300
The names of Martin's "homeboys".
What is Frankie, Jesus, Chago, and Junie?
300
Martin plans to do this to the person/people who shot Huero.
What is kill him/them-get revenge.
300
The meaning of the word "mijo".
What is son
400
Martin's English teacher at Blueford.
What is Mr. Mitchell
400
Where this story takes place.
What is southern California
400
Huero's age.
What is 8?
400
This is where Martin goes when he skips school.
What is to the cemetary where Huero is buried and to visit his homeboys.
400
The meaning of the word "barrio".
What is neighborhood?
500
The police officer that is friends with Martin's mother
What is Nelson Ramirez?
500
The mascot for Bluford High School.
What is the Buccaneers?
500
First name of Martin's mother.
What is Imelda?
500
Frankie tells Martin that this is who shot Huero.
What is Hector Maldonado?
500
What "huero" means.
What is light skinned?
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