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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the boys and Uncle Julio hear about on the car radio?
(a) A Major League Baseball game.
(b) A fireworks display.
(c) A department store fire.
(d) An armed robbery.

2. What does Freddie tell Huey they will do tomorrow when Huey is frightened to steal the photos?
(a) Go to a theme park.
(b) Apologize to Julio and the boys.
(c) Leave town.
(d) Rob a bank.

3. Why does Freddie want to break into Julio's apartment?
(a) To break Julio's camera.
(b) To get the photos of the robbery.
(c) To kill Julio.
(d) To kidnap Hector and Mando.

4. How is Julio's car damaged?
(a) He is sideswiped on the street.
(b) He backs into a tree.
(c) Freddie and Huey slam into him.
(d) Some kids shoot BB guns at it.

5. What does Mando say is the source of distraction from his schoolwork?
(a) He is in love.
(b) He is too much of a dreamer.
(c) He would rather play sports.
(d) Too many brothers and sisters.

6. Why had Julio gone to Paul Kanzaki's Photo Studio?
(a) To touch up the farm photos.
(b) To develop some negatives.
(c) To shoot in his studio.
(d) To borrow some lights.

7. What type of car does Huey say he wants to steal?
(a) German.
(b) Italian.
(c) American.
(d) Japanese.

8. Where is Uncle Julio's apartment located?
(a) In a high rise building.
(b) In a guest house.
(c) In a shed.
(d) Above a garage.

9. All of Uncle Julio's furniture is of what color?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blue.
(c) Orange.
(d) Black.

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

11. What kind of fruit do the boys get at the farm?
(a) Oranges.
(b) Peaches.
(c) Cherries.
(d) Apples.

12. Who eventually steals the stolen car?
(a) A man and woman.
(b) A girl and boy.
(c) An old man.
(d) A couple of boys.

13. What does Paul Kanzaki do to retouch Julio's photos of the farm?
(a) Eliminated glare spots.
(b) Cropped it.
(c) Enlarged it.
(d) Brightened the colors.

14. Why are Julio and the boys scared when the phone rings?
(a) It is probably the police detective.
(b) It might be Hector's mother.
(c) It is probably a bill collector.
(d) They think it is the robbers.

15. What do Julio and the boys see as they get in Julio's car at the farm?
(a) A hawk circling overhead.
(b) A cherry picker in action.
(c) A police car.
(d) A sinister-looking car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Julio comment about Freddie after the pictures of the robbers are developed?

2. Why have the boys not told Uncle Julio about the newspaper column?

3. What snack does Mrs. Inouye give Hector and Mando?

4. What does Julio tell Hector and Mando to comfort them?

5. What is the name of the newspaper column that Hector and Mando's story appears in?

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