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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What state are Julio and the boys in after their car is hit?
(a) Angry.
(b) Dazed.
(c) Injured.
(d) Combative.

2. Whose last name is not given in the newspaper article?
(a) Stewart's.
(b) Mando's.
(c) Julio's.
(d) Hector's.

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the assaults on Julio's car?
(a) Crushed driver's side.
(b) Dead battery.
(c) Smeared streaks of paint on the car.
(d) Cracked window glass.

4. Who is the farmer who has commissioned the aerial shot of his farm?
(a) Mr. Isaiah.
(b) Mr. Inouye.
(c) Mr. Ivens.
(d) Mr. Irwin.

5. Who is Ms. Vicky Moreno?
(a) A newspaper reporter.
(b) An insurance agent.
(c) A beauty contest winner.
(d) A bank teller.

6. How do Julio and Hector recognize the robbed vehicle?
(a) They saw it in the newspaper.
(b) They passed it on the interstate.
(c) It has a funny character on the side.
(d) It is the truck Julio photographed.

7. What does Julio realize about the way he has been treating Hector and Mando?
(a) He has not shown much interest in them.
(b) He has been coddling them.
(c) He has ignored them.
(d) He has been too hard on them.

8. Why can the drivers of the robbed truck not identify the robbers?
(a) They are dead.
(b) They are afraid to talk.
(c) Everything is a blur to them.
(d) They are bound and gagged.

9. Who helps Julio replace the radiator hose and change the tire?
(a) Mando.
(b) Frank.
(c) Mr. Inouye.
(d) Hector.

10. The boys stop in front of which restaurant where they see the newspaper headline about the robbery?
(a) McDonald's.
(b) Cracker Barrel.
(c) Denny's.
(d) Frisch's.

11. Why is Uncle Julio upset when he reads the column about the boys?
(a) He doesn't like any attention drawn to him.
(b) He thinks it makes the boys sound lazy.
(c) He realizes they are a target for the robbers now.
(d) He thought he should be included in the article.

12. What does Julio comment about Freddie after the pictures of the robbers are developed?
(a) How ugly he is.
(b) How fat he is.
(c) How short he is.
(d) How evil he looks.

13. What does Uncle Julio have to take pictures of at Mrs. Murguia's house?
(a) Afghans.
(b) Cats in bow-ties.
(c) Birthday cakes.
(d) Prize watermelons.

14. What else does Uncle Julio take photos of while in the air?
(a) The ocean.
(b) A carnival.
(c) A wedding.
(d) A truck on fire.

15. Why have the boys not told Uncle Julio about the newspaper column?
(a) They think he will be jealous.
(b) He cannot read.
(c) They are afraid he will be mad.
(d) They want to surprise him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city do Hector and Mando live?

2. Who interviews Hector and Mando about the robbery?

3. Where are Freddie and Huey afraid to go again?

4. What does Mando say is the source of distraction from his schoolwork?

5. What is revealed about the truck robbery in Julio's photos?

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