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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. Freddie says he had the right to rob the truck because _____________________.
(a) he used to work for that company.
(b) he is broke.
(c) he likes to take risks.
(d) it is a free country.

2. Which of the following does NOT describe Vicky?
(a) Educated.
(b) Financially secure.
(c) Successful.
(d) Greedy.

3. To what type of restaurant do Julio and the boys take Vicky?
(a) Italian.
(b) French.
(c) Thai.
(d) Chinese.

4. Why do Hector and Mando come to Dr. Femur's office?
(a) To watch the baseball game on TV.
(b) To have dinner.
(c) To play cards.
(d) To have a chiropractic adjustment.

5. Why is Julio's landlord's nephew in prison?
(a) For mail fraud.
(b) For stealing a car.
(c) For forgery.
(d) For robbing a bank.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many messages are on Julio's answering machine when he and the boys get home?

2. Who does Uncle Julio call?

3. What does Julio tell Vicky when he picks her up at her house?

4. Hector is frightened because Freddie promised to ____________________.

5. What does Hector use to poke at Freddie who is on the apartment ledge?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the group have dinner and why are the boys told to order light?

2. What does Dr. Femur represent in the story and what is the author saying about his work on the robbers and then the minimal work on the boys?

3. What is the first trick that Hector tries to get rid of Freddie?

4. How does the author use dialogue between Freddie and Uncle Julio and the boys to point out the error of stealing?

5. What is Freddie and Huey's plan in Chapter 14?

6. How are Hector and Mando finally able to capture and tie up the robbers?

7. Why are the police so happy when they arrive at Uncle Julio's apartment?

8. Why does Julio prevent Hector from calling the police after the boys have seen the robbers in Dr. Femur's office?

9. How are Freddie and Huey in conflict about what to do to the boys?

10. Why is Uncle Julio afraid when he hears Freddie's voice on the answering machine?

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